Gagawa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Gagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gagawa (11) may also be a first name.

Gagawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gagawa occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gagawa reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gagawa is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Gagawa is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngagawa924/
Gaugawa921/
Gagaewa921/
Gagaway921/
Ngangawa867/
Ghangawa861/
Gaigawad861/
Gaygawai861/
Gagowa83114/
Gagava8373/
Gagaba8352/
Gagawi832/
Gagawe831/
Gogawa831/
Gegawa831/
Gagaeva77437/
Gangava77102/
Gogawat7736/
Gangawe7715/
Gageway7714/
Gagabai779/
Gagavai775/
Gagavat774/
Gogaway773/
Gaggawi772/
Ghagava771/
Gougawa771/
Gagouwa771/
Gagavas771/
Gaegewa771/
Kgagaba771/
Gagawis771/
Gagabhai7187/
Gaigawei7110/
Nghagowa719/
Gaugaeva718/
Ghagavat717/
Gaygowad716/
Gaigowad715/
Gagavath715/
Gangavai714/
Gaggaeva711/
Ngangawo711/
Gangavaa711/
Gangauva711/
Gangahwe711/
Ghaghava711/
Gaugawer710/
Gongaway710/
Gagova67459/
Gagabi67271/
Gogowa6790/
Gagabe6748/
Gagave6728/
Gegewa6720/
Ghagabhai6714/
Gagabo6711/
Gageva678/
Gagoba677/
Gagavo676/
Ghanghava672/
Gogawe671/
Gagavi671/
Ganghavau671/
Gagaby670/

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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 Gagawa
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