Gawaga Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Gawaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 1:611,737 | 7,703 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gawaga (28) may also be a first name.
Gawaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawaga is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Gawaga is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Gawaga reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gawaga is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 28 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western, where 76 percent are found, National Capital District, where 18 percent are found and Central, where 3 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 43 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaswaga | 92 | 51 | / |
| Gawagas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngawanga | 86 | 76 | / |
| Kgawakga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaswagga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaswaaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngaywaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gavaga | 83 | 130 | / |
| Gabaga | 83 | 104 | / |
| Gawage | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gewaga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gawago | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gavanga | 77 | 147 | / |
| Gawhega | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gahwagi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gavagha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gahwage | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouwaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawaige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghawago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavhanga | 71 | 42 | / |
| Ngavanga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ghavagad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gauwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawassgy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavage | 67 | 277 | / |
| Gabage | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gavega | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gowage | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gabago | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabagi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaboga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabagy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gawaga
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