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
Gawaja is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gawaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Gawaja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawaja are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawaja is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 8 people.
The surname Gawaja is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Gawaja is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis