Gawash Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gawash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gawash (31) may also be a first name.
Gawash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawash occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawash? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gawash are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 31 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghawash | 92 | 23 | / |
| Gahwash | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gaweash | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ngawash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawas | 91 | 97,271 | / |
| Gawatsch | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gawesh | 83 | 2,267 | / |
| Ghawas | 83 | 1,361 | / |
| Gawase | 83 | 61 | / |
| Gavash | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gowash | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gabash | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gawass | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gahwas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gawais | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gawaas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gawast | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gauwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawgas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaweesh | 77 | 1,979 | / |
| Ghabash | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ghawaas | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gowasch | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gavgash | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gaweish | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gabasch | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gawwesh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ghawase | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawadse | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ghawass | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gowhash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawosch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawesch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghawast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavas | 73 | 20,838 | / |
| Gabas | 73 | 7,231 | / |
| Gawaz | 73 | 53 | / |
| Gowas | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gewas | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gawaś | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ghavashe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ghaweesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gathvash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghabaish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabais | 67 | 440 | / |
| Ghavas | 67 | 400 | / |
| Gaivas | 67 | 213 | / |
| Gavase | 67 | 152 | / |
| Gavgas | 67 | 89 | / |
| Gawatz | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gabass | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gayvas | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gaubas | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gavach | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ghabas | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gabľas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghewas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gauvas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaweys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gavesh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Govash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gavass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawwaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gavais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaibas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghawaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghowas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngowas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiuas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gawash
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