Gamawa Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gamawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3161:560,57827,255
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gamawa (94) may also be a first name.

Gamawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gamawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 802,733rd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gamawa live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 94 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 560,578. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 52 percent reside, Adamawa, where 30 percent reside and Gombe, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamawa922/
Gaimawa921/
Gamaway921/
Gamaswa921/
Gammaway861/
Gaumawai861/
Ngaimawa861/
Gamheawa861/
Gameaway860/
Gamaba8324/
Gomawa8316/
Gamowa8310/
Gamawe834/
Gemawa834/
Gamava833/
Gamawi833/
Gamewa831/
Gamawo831/
Gamhewa771,124/
Gamaeva77333/
Gaimava77255/
Gamabai77199/
Gamabah7714/
Gameway778/
Gamavat777/
Gomawat777/
Gomaway775/
Gomawai774/
Gamabay772/
Gaimaba772/
Gamhawi771/
Goumawa771/
Gatmava771/
Gaymava771/
Gommawa771/
Gamabhai7171/
Gammaeva7168/
Ghamavat7165/
Gammabai715/
Ghameawi711/
Ghamabai711/
Ghamavad711/
Ghamavah711/
Gaumabai711/
Gajmavad711/
Ngoumawa711/
Ngamawou711/
Ngaimava711/
Gamova673,620/
Gomawi67245/
Gamavo67193/
Gamabe6757/
Gamabo6732/
Ghamabhai6730/
Gamave6719/
Gomawe6715/
Gameva679/
Gamoba678/

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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
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  • 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 Gamawa
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