Gawa Surname

99,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gawa Surname Definition:

Gawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: the senior official who shares out land.

Gawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Indonesia5321:248,58922,712
Nigeria4961:357,14319,221
Zimbabwe4281:36,0715,579
Ivory Coast3261:70,7713,971
Papua New Guinea2461:33,1453,866
Philippines2171:466,53656,377
Benin2131:48,5246,139
Tanzania2031:260,79620,874
Japan1931:662,40616,589
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Congo701:71,2736,207
India681:11,280,373208,492
Uganda521:750,75536,601
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Bhutan61:102,673847
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gawa (1,683) may also be a first name.

Gawa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gawa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: the senior official who shares out land.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Gawa Last Name Facts

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

Gawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭ, Hindi: गावा, Oriya: ଗାୱା, Tibetan: དགའ་བ་) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,900th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,539,731 people. The last name Gawa occurs mostly 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 187,582nd most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,683 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 14,557. Besides Malawi it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Gawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Gawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gawa surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawai896,663/
Gaway89246/
Gaiwa89240/
Gaawa89208/
Ghawa89168/
Gauwa89122/
Gawah8983/
Gaewa8924/
Gawaś8914/
Gahwa8913/
Gawaa8910/
Gawau897/
Gaywa892/
Gawea892/
Gawoa892/
Ggawa891/
Kgawa891/
Gawha891/
Gaïwa891/
Gasway80161/
Gaiwad80150/
Gawatz8085/
Gayway8055/
Gawhad8044/
Ngawua8034/
Ngaway8026/
Gaywai8022/
Gajway8021/
Gaiway8020/
Gauwai8014/
Gaiwah8013/
Gahuwa8012/
Gauwah8012/
Ghaswa807/
Gawwaz804/
Gaawua804/
Gaiwai804/
Gawuah803/
Gawass803/
Ghawai803/
Gaawaa803/
Gaywat802/
Gawaas802/
Gauswa802/
Gaeway802/
Gaywea802/
Gaywah802/
Gawais802/
Gahwas802/
Ngawah802/
Ngawha801/
Gaawad801/
Gahwad801/
Gauway801/
Gawhea801/
Ghaway801/
Gawgah801/
Gaywoa801/
Kgaiwa801/
Ngauwa801/
Gawast801/
Ghawwa801/
Ghaywa801/
Gaahwa801/
Gahway801/
Gaewai801/
Gahwat801/
Ghawaa801/
Ghaiwa801/
Gaawah801/
Gauwat800/
Gaba7537,324/
Gava7518,736/
Gawe754,744/
Gowa754,488/
Gawi754,063/
Gawo75771/
Gewa75688/
Gawy75211/
Gawè751/
Gawé751/
Gawê751/
Ghaywat73383/
Gaywhea7375/
Ghaiwat7370/
Gaihwad7310/
Gassway737/
Gaweash735/
Gahwash735/
Gaijwad733/
Ghawath732/
Ngahywa731/
Gaaiwad731/
Gawhaya731/
Gaywaat731/
Gayweah731/
Ghaiwad731/
Gahawad731/
Gaysway731/
Gawahad731/
Gashwai731/
Gaschwa731/
Ng'aywa731/
Kgaswau731/
Gaichwa731/
Ghawast731/
Gavai6757,593/
Gavas6720,838/
Gavad6711,919/
Ghawi679,067/
Ghaba678,383/
Gabay678,300/
Gaeva672,834/
Gauba671,635/
Gabai671,117/
Ghava67942/
Gowah67855/
Gavaz67829/
Gasva67758/
Ngava67756/
Gawou67751/
Gavaa67744/
Kgowa67740/
Gaiba67735/
Gabha67605/
Gabaj67487/
Gavat67423/
Gohwa67298/
Gawie67283/
Gaiwe67276/
Gaabi67274/
Ghawy67239/
Gaaba67232/
Gaiva67195/
Geway67176/
Goowa67158/
Gabau67134/
Goway67117/
Gouwa6783/
Gaava6778/
Gowai6775/
Gewai6769/
Gasua6768/
Gawei6767/
Gauwi6759/
Gauva6759/
Gavga6756/
Gavay6754/
Gavea6754/
Gaabo6752/
Gawey6750/
Gavha6744/
Ghawe6739/
Gayva6738/
Gauwe6735/
Gawee6732/
Ghewa6726/
Gajua6725/
Gabea6723/
Gauwo6720/
Gavah6718/
Gahwi6717/
Gewah6716/
Gavaj6715/
Gabaï6715/
Gavau6714/
Goiwa6713/
Gawoh6712/
Gawwi6712/
Gahwo6711/
Gabaľ6710/
Gaweh6710/
Gawoi679/
Gaiwi679/
Gajwe678/
Gabaa678/
Gobaa678/
Gaawe677/
Gaabe677/
Ggava677/
Gawatsch677/
Kgawe676/
Gawiy675/
Gaawo675/
Ggaba675/
Ghowa674/
Gayua674/
Gavap673/
Gawez673/
Gayba673/
Gawue673/
Gauua673/
Gaaby673/
Gajva672/
Gahva672/
Gawuo672/
Gawwe672/
Gawii672/
Giewa672/
Ghawo672/
Ggowa672/
Ghawaaah672/
Ghaywayt671/
Gowaa671/
Ngawy671/
Gawyo671/
Gawyś671/
Gawej671/
Gawje671/
Gawod671/
Gawoo671/
Gawoz671/
Gawoś671/
Gowaz671/
Goewa671/
Ggawe671/
Gabaĺ671/
Gaave671/
Gaavo671/
Gatva671/
Gawhi671/
Gahwe670/
Gawys670/

Gawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawa in the Oriya language
ଗାୱାgawa80
ଗୱାgawa20
Gawa in the Hindi language
गावाgava66.67
गाबाgaba33.33
Gawa in the Tibetan language
དགའ་བ་gawa63.33
དགའ་བ།gawa33.33
དགའ་ཝ་gawa3.33
Gawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭkaw25
ﺍﻛﻮakw25
ﻛﻮﺍkwa25
ﻛﺎﻭﺍkawa25

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