Gadwa Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gadwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada701:526,36644,416
India221:34,866,608408,224
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gadwa (37) may also be a first name.

Gadwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadwa (Oriya: ଗାଡୱା) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gadwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,006,539th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gadwa reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gadwa is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Gadwa is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 31 percent reside, Washington, where 27 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Gadwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gadwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gadwa last name expanded 1,345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gadwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gadwa are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gadwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.01% more than the national average, earning $58,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $41,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadway91577/
Gadwah91233/
Ghadwa91134/
Ngadwa9122/
Gadwau914/
Gadwaj911/
Gadwaa911/
Gaidwad834/
Gaydwad832/
Gadhway832/
Gadua801,634/
Godwa80387/
Gadwe80189/
Gatwa8091/
Gadba8085/
Gadwi8070/
Gedwa8018/
Gadva8016/
Gaidwadd771/
Gadvay73981/
Ghadua73102/
Ngatwa7372/
Gadhwe7366/
Ngadua7355/
Gadbay7327/
Ghadwe7319/
Ghatwa7315/
Gadhua739/
Ghadba736/
Godway735/
Gaduah735/
Gatway734/
Gaitwa734/
Gadwer734/
Godwaz733/
Gadhba733/
Gadhwi732/
Gaduoa732/
Gaduay731/
Gaduat731/
Goddwa731/
Gattwa731/
Gatwau731/
Gatwas731/
Gaddva731/
Gadbai731/
Gedway730/
Gadbau730/
Goodway67684/
Gadwood67134/
Ghatwai6783/
Gaitwad674/
Ghadhva673/
Ghatwat672/
Gadhwey672/
Gaidvad671/
Ngathwa671/
Ghadvad671/
Gaudbai671/
Gaudvay671/
Gaidewo671/
Gaitway671/
Ghatwas671/
Goudwai671/
Nghadwe671/
Gadouha671/
Gaduhay671/
Gadbeau670/
Gathway670/
Gatwatz670/

Gadwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gadwa in the Oriya language
ଗାଡୱାgadawa66.67
ଗଡୱାgadawa33.33

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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
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  • 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 Gadwa
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