Gwu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwu (29) may also be a first name.
Gwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Gwu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 29 people.
Gwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 77 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Gwu
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