Gawasi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gawasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gawasi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gawasi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gawasi (Marathi: गवई) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gawasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawasi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gawasi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Gawasi are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 50 percent are found and National Capital District, where 50 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawashi921/
Ghawashi861/
Gahawasi861/
Gawaisih861/
Gawase8361/
Gavasi8326/
Gawasa8324/
Gabasi8317/
Gawaji839/
Gowasi831/
Ghavasi77500/
Gabassi77258/
Gahwaji77240/
Gavassi77158/
Gavasci77148/
Gawases77131/
Gabasie77122/
Gavashi7750/
Gabashi7733/
Gawassa7713/
Ghabasi7710/
Gahwagi775/
Gawadse774/
Ghawase774/
Gaiwasa774/
Gawaize772/
Ghawasy772/
Gowashi772/
Goswasi772/
Gawaisa772/
Gaibasi771/
Gabaisi771/
Ghawazi771/
Gavasai771/
Gowasai771/
Gawaige771/
Gaswaji771/
Gabasai771/
Gabasih771/
Ghabashi7162/
Gawaidje7113/
Gaibassi7112/
Ghavassi716/
Gavhasis711/
Gawaisay711/
Ghabassi711/
Gajuasih711/
Ghawwazi711/
Ghawaseh711/
Ghatvasi711/
Ngawashe711/
Gowasa672,630/
Gawaza671,635/
Gavaji67409/
Gavazi67308/
Gavase67152/
Gabosi67106/
Ghavassie6788/
Gawezi6743/
Govasi6737/
Gabaci6715/
Gabase6711/
Gawage6711/
Gabasy676/
Gowaji676/
Gevasi675/
Gabazi672/
Gabagi672/
Gawatchai671/
Gewase671/
Gowazi671/
Gawaichai671/
Gawaze671/

Gawasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawasi in the Marathi language
गवईgava'i-

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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
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  • 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 Gawasi
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