Gamawu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gamawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amawu | 91 | 272 | / |
| Ngamawou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amawou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Hamawu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gamavu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ammawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amawwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ameawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amaiwou | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gamabou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gamavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamevau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmaiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amabu | 73 | 139 | / |
| Amavu | 73 | 56 | / |
| Amowu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Omawu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aimmawut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamabu | 67 | 871 | / |
| Amabou | 67 | 40 | / |
| Amaveu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gemewu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamavu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omaiwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaabu | 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 Gamawu
- 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