Gawany Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gawany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gawany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawany is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawany? popularity and diffusion
Gawany is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gawany reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gawany is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Gawany is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 67 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Gawany is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawanyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghawanny | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gawani | 83 | 5,657 | / |
| Gabany | 83 | 366 | / |
| Gawane | 83 | 260 | / |
| Gawana | 83 | 76 | / |
| Gowany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kgawane | 77 | 516 | / |
| Ganwani | 77 | 432 | / |
| Gawhane | 77 | 367 | / |
| Gavaniy | 77 | 152 | / |
| Gabanyi | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ghawana | 77 | 38 | / |
| Ghawani | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gawonay | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gavanay | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gawanai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gowanny | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ghawane | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ganwana | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gahwane | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gaweana | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kgawana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kgawani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawaner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawahne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gambany | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawwani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawaneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaawani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavanhy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawaine | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ghawaasnay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghawaneh | 71 | 2,466 | / |
| Ghawanni | 71 | 358 | / |
| Gavainay | 71 | 91 | / |
| Ghanwani | 71 | 56 | / |
| Gawahane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kganwane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngowanyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gahawane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goswanhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabane | 67 | 4,357 | / |
| Gavane | 67 | 2,532 | / |
| Gowani | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Gavani | 67 | 941 | / |
| Gowana | 67 | 401 | / |
| Gawona | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gobany | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gowane | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gabony | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gabhainay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Govany | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gawoni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavahanay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghashwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavanj | 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 Gawany
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