Gaiwe Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Gaiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 273 | 1:76,077 | 9,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Gaiwe (46) may also be a first name.
Gaiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaiwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaiwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 948,111th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaiwe reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name internationally, held by 46 people.
Gaiwe is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 76,077. In Cameroon Gaiwe is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 60 percent are found, North Region, where 28 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gaiwe
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