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Where Does The Last Name Gawa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭ, Hindi: गावा, Oriya: ଗାୱା, Tibetan: དགའ་བ་) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 99,900^th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,539,731 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gawa live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 187,582^nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,683 people.

The surname Gawa is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Gawa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gawa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gawa last name grew 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gawa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gawa last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.95% less than the national average, earning R 71,412 per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning $35,930 CAD per year.