Gashwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gashwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaeshwe | 92 | 18 | / |
| Ngashwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gaswe | 91 | 45 | / |
| Gashw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kgaswe | 83 | 538 | / |
| Gachwe | 83 | 354 | / |
| Goshwe | 83 | 187 | / |
| Ngaswe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Gaeswe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gashwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngaiswe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gashuhe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gasehew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaschwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gashwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghoshwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gashway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaswa | 73 | 102 | / |
| Goswe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gasue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gasbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaswi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gazwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goshw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghashvie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgathswe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaysue | 67 | 511 | / |
| Gasway | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gashui | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gosswe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kgaswa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Goshue | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gashbi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghaswa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gachue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngasue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgeswe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gauswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goshwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gasves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gassue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaschuetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaisbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaswiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gasver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goswey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gasbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gashwe
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