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 surname Gagwi is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gagwi is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gagwi live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe Gagwi is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 52 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
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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