Gwoma Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gwoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3401:155,71114,015
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Gwoma (52) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwomma911/
Gwama802,933/
Gboma80777/
Kwoma80624/
Gwema80207/
Guoma8028/
Gwomi803/
Gwuma802/
Gwome801/
Cwoma801/
Gbouma73252/
Gwamma73212/
Gwemha7329/
Ngwomo7327/
Gboima7321/
Gwumah7314/
Gbomaa739/
Gbomai737/
Gbomay736/
Gbooma735/
Gwomer734/
Guomas732/
Kwuoma732/
Ngwuma732/
Gwamai732/
Gwomoh731/
Guomai731/
Gweuma731/
Gwamea731/
Gvouma731/
Gbomea731/
Ngwome731/
Kwomma731/
Nguoma731/
Gwauma731/
Gwamha731/
Gwamah731/
Kwomah731/
Ngcwama67289/
Ngwaama6737/
Nkwomah673/
Gwasmay672/
Gwamahe672/
Nguoima671/
Gwasmas671/
Gwamaja671/
Nkwouma671/
Gwammaa671/
Gouhama671/
Gwahama671/
Gwaamma671/

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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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