Gagwi Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Gagwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Gagwi (31) may also be a first name.
Gagwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gagwi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gagwi are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gagwi is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Gagwi is most common in: Midlands Province, where 52 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 38 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagwis | 91 | 402 | / |
| Gagwai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Gagwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gagwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghagwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gangkwi | 83 | 39 | / |
| Ngangwi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gangwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghangwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gagui | 80 | 3,041 | / |
| Gakwi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gagwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gagwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gaigui | 73 | 274 | / |
| Gakwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gagbei | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gahgui | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gaguai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gancwi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gankwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaagui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gacgui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaguih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghagwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaggui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaïgui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghogwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gangway | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gagouhi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gaikwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghangvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasgwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwih | 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
- 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 Gagwi
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