Gashawa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gashawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Gashawa (12) may also be a first name.
Gashawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gashawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gashawa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gashawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gashawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashawa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
The surname Gashawa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kyankwanzi District, where 50 percent reside and Sironko District, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gashawa
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