Gawaka Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Gawaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Gawaka (58) may also be a first name.
Gawaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawaka occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gawaka is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawaka live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa. Gawaka is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 58 people.
Gawaka is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Gawaka is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 97 percent reside and North Region, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaywakad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngawakai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwakad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gawake | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gawako | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gawaki | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gavaka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gawoka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gewaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavazka | 77 | 47 | / |
| Gawaski | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gajuaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gawacki | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gowacka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gowaska | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaivaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawakhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavaska | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawadker | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngawakoy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gawoszka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goiwakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaweydka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavakhad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaswaski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabaikai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabaca | 67 | 325 | / |
| Goweka | 67 | 315 | / |
| Gowoka | 67 | 247 | / |
| Gavaki | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gavaca | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gowake | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gavake | 67 | 7 | / |
| Govaka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gavako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geweka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabhakhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaweko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghawasker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavoka | 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 Gawaka
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