Gwoma Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Gwoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 340 | 1:155,711 | 14,015 |
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Gwoma (52) may also be a first name.
Gwoma Demographics
Gwoma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwoma is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwoma? popularity and diffusion
Gwoma is the 654,010th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname Gwoma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwoma reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 52 people.
The surname Gwoma is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 155,711. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Gwoma is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
Gwoma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gwoma surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwomma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwama | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Gboma | 80 | 777 | / |
| Kwoma | 80 | 624 | / |
| Gwema | 80 | 207 | / |
| Guoma | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gwomi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwuma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cwoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbouma | 73 | 252 | / |
| Gwamma | 73 | 212 | / |
| Gwemha | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ngwomo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gboima | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gwumah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gbomaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbomai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbomay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbooma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwomer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guomas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwuoma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwamai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwomoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvouma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbomea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwome | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwomah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwama | 67 | 289 | / |
| Ngwaama | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nkwomah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwasmay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwamahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguoima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwasmas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouhama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwoma
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