Gamawa Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Gamawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 316 | 1:560,578 | 27,255 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamawa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gaimawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamaway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gamaswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gammaway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaumawai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngaimawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamheawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gameaway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gamaba | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gomawa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gamowa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gamawe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gemawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gamava | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gamawi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gamewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamhewa | 77 | 1,124 | / |
| Gamaeva | 77 | 333 | / |
| Gaimava | 77 | 255 | / |
| Gamabai | 77 | 199 | / |
| Gamabah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gameway | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gamavat | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gomawat | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gomaway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gomawai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gamabay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaimaba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gamhawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goumawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatmava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaymava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gommawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamabhai | 71 | 71 | / |
| Gammaeva | 71 | 68 | / |
| Ghamavat | 71 | 65 | / |
| Gammabai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghameawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghamabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghamavad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghamavah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaumabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajmavad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaimava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamova | 67 | 3,620 | / |
| Gomawi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Gamavo | 67 | 193 | / |
| Gamabe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gamabo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ghamabhai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gamave | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gomawe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gameva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gamoba | 67 | 8 | / |
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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 Gamawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis