Gacwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gacwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gacwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gacwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gacwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gacwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gacwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gacwa? popularity and diffusion

Gacwa is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Gacwa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 33 percent reside. Not including Kenya Gacwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acwa8911/
Gaichwa831/
Ngackwa831/
Gakwa8070/
Gazwa8047/
Acwap8018/
Gagwa8012/
Gacwe8010/
Hacwa804/
Gacua802/
Ackwa802/
Acwai801/
Acwua801/
Gaickwad771/
Gachwe73354/
Gakwad7369/
Kgakwa7363/
Gachua7359/
Ghazwa7355/
Gakhwa7352/
Ngagwa7342/
Gakwai7322/
Gajway7321/
Gazhwa7316/
Gagwai7311/
Gaikwa738/
Gancwi735/
Gakwas732/
Gazway732/
Gakwea732/
Gaykwa732/
Gascua731/
Gatswa731/
Gagway731/
Ghagwa731/
Gazwai731/
Ghakwa731/
Gagwua731/
Agwa6714,137/
Akwa679,835/
Ogwa673,163/
Acua671,089/
Ocwa67586/
Aqwa67115/
Gaukwad6740/
Gangway6729/
Gahakwa6717/
Gakkwat6714/
Gaidzwa6713/
Gaiqwad678/
Gatkwad674/
Gaijwad673/
Ghagwat672/
Ghakwad672/
Gaikwai672/
Gaakwad672/
Gangwai672/
Gaigwad671/
Gacquea671/
Gaykwas671/
Hackway671/
Gaikwap671/
Gaikwas671/
Gaikwat671/
Ngancwe671/
Nghakwa671/
Ngakwah671/
Ngaakwa671/
Ngahkwa671/
Gazkwad671/
Gatchua671/
Ghakwah671/
Acwo671/
Gachuha671/
Gasgwea671/

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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 Gacwa
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