Gawanika Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Gawanika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gawanika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawanika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawanika is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawanika? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gawanika is the 1,144,405th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Gawanika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawanika are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gawanika is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawanicka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Awanika | 93 | 2 | / |
| Awanioka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gabanika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gavanika | 88 | 1 | / |
| Avanika | 80 | 5 | / |
| Owanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habanika | 75 | 27 | / |
| Owanicka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gowanyka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awanneka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gabaniko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngawoneka | 71 | 15 | / |
| Aihuanika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awounikoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howanicka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abanica | 67 | 154 | / |
| Avanica | 67 | 94 | / |
| Obanika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoniko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajbonika | 63 | 1 | / |
| Awongeka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abanneka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Govanhica | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ayuangekaa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abanico | 53 | 773 | / |
| Avanico | 53 | 3 | / |
| Owoniko | 53 | 2 | / |
| Avaneko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Owonikeu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Avoneska | 50 | 3 | / |
| Aivaneca | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gabañico | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ohwanico | 50 | 1 | / |
| Avanesko | 50 | 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 Gawanika
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