Gawaja Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gawaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gawaja (8) may also be a first name.
Gawaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawaja is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gawaja is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawaja live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawaja is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 8 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Gawaja is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Gawaja is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawaa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Gawaya | 83 | 341 | / |
| Gabaja | 83 | 41 | / |
| Gawaji | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gaawaa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ghawaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawoja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawaju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gahwaji | 77 | 240 | / |
| Ngavaja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawhaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawayad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaswaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawai | 73 | 6,663 | / |
| Gabaj | 73 | 487 | / |
| Gaway | 73 | 246 | / |
| Gavaj | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gawau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gawoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gawej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabaya | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Gavaji | 67 | 409 | / |
| Gavaya | 67 | 191 | / |
| Gasway | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gabaji | 67 | 143 | / |
| Gabuja | 67 | 136 | / |
| Gabeja | 67 | 110 | / |
| Gabaju | 67 | 96 | / |
| Gavaia | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gavaľa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gayway | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gawaye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ngaway | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gaywai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gajbaj | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gajway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaiway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gawiya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gavaje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gabaia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gauwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gawuya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaweya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaweua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gawaie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gavaai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gawayi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gowaji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghabaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gavhaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gabajo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaiwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gauvaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabaje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghawai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaveja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gowaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaywea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghavaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaywoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaabay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgabaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawaii | 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 Gawaja
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