Gwos Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Gwos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 297 | 1:69,930 | 8,781 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gwos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwos is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwos? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Gwos is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwos reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Gwos is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 69,930. In Cameroon Gwos is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 57 percent live, Littoral Region, where 42 percent live and Far North Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwost | 89 | 93 | / |
| Gwose | 89 | 17 | / |
| Gwosc | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ngwos | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gwosz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwoss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwosdz | 80 | 990 | / |
| Gwotts | 80 | 49 | / |
| Gwosch | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gwosdź | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwoshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwodsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwosdż | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwas | 75 | 375 | / |
| Kwos | 75 | 23 | / |
| Guos | 75 | 9 | / |
| Qwos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gbos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cwos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gwoisdz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwase | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gwash | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gwodz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kwoos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gbosh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guosh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghwas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghuos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwost | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guoos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gboss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwotz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghvos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgbos | 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
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- 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 Gwos
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