Gahwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gahwa (14) may also be a first name.

Gahwa Last Name Facts

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

Gahwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahwa? popularity and diffusion

Gahwa is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gahwa are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kabarole District, where 83 percent live and Masindi District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahuwa9112/
Gahwas912/
Gahwad911/
Gaahwa911/
Gahway911/
Gahwat911/
Gawa894,733/
Gaihwad8310/
Gahwash835/
Ngahywa831/
Gahawad831/
Gashwai831/
Gaschwa831/
Gaichwa831/
Gawai806,663/
Gabha80605/
Gohwa80298/
Gaway80246/
Gaiwa80240/
Gaawa80208/
Ghawa80168/
Gauwa80122/
Gawah8083/
Gavha8044/
Ghewa8026/
Gaewa8024/
Gawaś8014/
Gahwo8011/
Gawaa8010/
Gawau807/
Ghowa804/
Gaywa802/
Gahva802/
Gawea802/
Gawoa802/
Ggawa801/
Kgawa801/
Gawha801/
Gaïwa801/
Gavhad732,547/
Gathua732,440/
Gabhai731,135/
Gashua73964/
Gasway73161/
Gaiwad73150/
Gawatz7385/
Gachua7359/
Gayway7355/
Gahyva7345/
Gawhad7344/
Ngawua7334/
Ngaway7326/
Gaywai7322/
Gajway7321/
Gaiway7320/
Gauwai7314/
Ghowad7313/
Gaiwah7313/
Gauwah7312/
Ghaswa737/
Gavhaa735/
Gavhai735/
Gavhat735/
Gawwaz734/
Gaawua734/
Gaiwai734/
Gaubha733/
Gahuha733/
Kgahua733/
Gawass733/
Ghawai733/
Gaawaa733/
Ghahva733/
Gahvad732/
Gaywat732/
Gawaas732/
Ghabha732/
Gauswa732/
Gaeway732/
Gaywea732/
Gaywah732/
Gawais732/
Ngawah732/
Ngawha731/
Gaawad731/
Gavaha731/
Gauway731/
Gawhea731/
Ghaway731/
Gaywoa731/
Gabaha731/
Kgaiwa731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngauwa731/
Gawast731/
Ghawwa731/
Ghaywa731/
Gabhay731/
Gaewai731/
Ghawaa731/
Ghaiwa731/
Gaihua731/
Gaawah731/
Gauwat730/
Gahwoz730/
Gaba6737,324/
Gava6718,736/
Gowa674,488/
Gawo67771/
Gewa67688/
Ghaywat67383/
Ghabhai67127/
Gaywhea6775/
Ghaiwat6770/
Ghahvah6727/
Ngahava6723/
Gaubhay6716/
Gassway677/
Gajbhay674/
Gavahad674/
Gaijwad673/
Gahabau673/
Ghavhad672/
Gahyvat672/
Ghawath672/
Ngajuha671/
Gaaiwad671/
Gavhahe671/
Gaywaat671/
Ghaiwad671/
Goshwai671/
Gaysway671/
Gawahad671/
Gavahai671/
Govahai671/
Gabhaij671/
Gahabou671/
Gachuha671/
Ng'aywa671/
Kgaswau671/
Gathuha671/
Ghabaha671/
Ghojwai671/
Ghawast671/

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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 Gahwa
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