Gashaw Surname

4,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gashaw Surname User-submission:

The Gashaw surname means 'his shield' in Amharic, the national Semitic language of Ethiopia.

Gashaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia134,2571:727117
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gashaw (96,575) may also be a first name.

Gashaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gashaw surname means 'his shield' in Amharic, the national Semitic language of Ethiopia.

- dangash

Gashaw Last Name Facts

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

Gashaw is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gashaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gashaw is the 4,177th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 54,177 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gashaw is also the 10,514th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 96,575 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 134,257 people, or 1 in 727. Besides Ethiopia Gashaw exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gashaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gashaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gashaw surname increased 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gashaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gashaw surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gashaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.65% more than the national average, earning R 360,372 per year; in United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gashawe922,576/
Gadshaw922/
Gayshaw922/
Gasheaw921/
Gaschaw921/
Gasshaw920/
Gatshaw920/
Gaxshaw920/
Gasaw917/
Gashow83642/
Goshaw8384/
Gashab8318/
Ngasaw8310/
Geshaw8310/
Gashav839/
Gasawe838/
Gachaw834/
Gassaw832/
Ghasaw831/
Gahsaw831/
Gasgaw831/
Gadsaw830/
Gashova7785/
Gooshaw7771/
Ghashab7764/
Goushaw7753/
Goshawe771/
Gashowe771/
Gasow73134/
Gasab7313/
Gasav734/
Gosaw732/
Gesaw730/
Gottshaw7111/
Gaschova711/
Godschaw711/
Gaichavw711/
Gashshav711/
Ghasab671,302/
Gassab67763/
Gasova67161/
Goshow67111/
Gassaf6780/
Gashov6754/
Gaszow6717/
Gasowa6713/
Geshow678/
Gasafe675/
Ghazaw674/
Ghasav674/
Gasgow673/
Gassow672/
Geshav671/
Gosawe671/
Goshaf671/
Gasoph671/
Gousaw670/
Gottschaw670/

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