Gawama Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gawama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Gawama (14) may also be a first name.
Gawama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawama is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Gawama is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Gawama are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawama is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 80 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria Gawama occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngawama | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gabama | 83 | 36 | / |
| Gawoma | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gewama | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gowama | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gawame | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gavama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngawami | 77 | 56 | / |
| Ghawami | 77 | 27 | / |
| Gawamis | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gawooma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gavamma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Goswama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gavamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaibama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaswamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gasvama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaivama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goswamai | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gaiswami | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gashuama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ghavamah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gawahmed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabahama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowameea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawoumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goswamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaibamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowami | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gavami | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gabami | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gabame | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gowame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaboma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowoma | 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 Gawama
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