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 last name Gashawa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashawa reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gashawa is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kyankwanzi District, where 50 percent are found and Sironko District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
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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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