Gashwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gashwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gashwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Gashwe (5) may also be a first name.

Gashwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gashwe occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gashwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gashwe is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gashwe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 5 people.

The surname Gashwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gashwe is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent live and Plateau, where 50 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaeshwe9218/
Ngashwe921/
Gaswe9145/
Gashw912/
Kgaswe83538/
Gachwe83354/
Goshwe83187/
Ngaswe8341/
Gaeswe8311/
Gashwa831/
Ngaiswe7734/
Gashuhe774/
Gasehew771/
Gaschwa771/
Gashwai771/
Ghoshwe771/
Gashway770/
Gaswa73102/
Goswe735/
Gasue734/
Gasbe733/
Gaswi733/
Gazwe731/
Goshw731/
Ghashvie711/
Kgathswe711/
Gaysue67511/
Gasway67161/
Gashui6767/
Gosswe6739/
Kgaswa6731/
Goshue6727/
Gashbi6725/
Ghaswa677/
Gachue677/
Ngasue674/
Kgeswe674/
Gauswa672/
Goshwa672/
Gasves671/
Gassue671/
Gaschuetz671/
Gasbee671/
Gaisbe671/
Gaswiy670/
Gasver670/
Goswey670/
Gasbey670/

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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
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  • 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 Gashwe
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