Gawanya Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Gawanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gawanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawanya occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gawanya live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gawanya is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Other than Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamwanya | 93 | 35 | / |
| Gawganya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gabanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gawanye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gawagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gavanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngawanja | 80 | 239 | / |
| Gawangna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngawanye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gambanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavanyach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gobanya | 71 | 832 | / |
| Gavagna | 71 | 296 | / |
| Gavanea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gavania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavanhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawagno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowaneea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ganwanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahwanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauvania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngavanye | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gawanya
- 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