Gawata Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Gawata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 198 | 1:894,660 | 38,889 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gawata (105) may also be a first name.
Gawata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawata occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawata? popularity and diffusion
Gawata is the 1,115,011th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gawata live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawata is also the 920,134th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 105 people.
The surname Gawata is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 894,660. In Nigeria Gawata is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 77 percent live, Kano, where 5 percent live and Gombe, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawatta | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ngawata | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gawgata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawattah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gabata | 83 | 781 | / |
| Gawate | 83 | 440 | / |
| Gawati | 83 | 161 | / |
| Gavata | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gawota | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gowata | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gawato | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghawate | 77 | 229 | / |
| Gavatta | 77 | 109 | / |
| Gaivata | 77 | 92 | / |
| Ghawati | 77 | 42 | / |
| Gavatha | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gawathe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gaubata | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ngowata | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaiwate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawouta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngawate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gabayta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabaita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngawato | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavatas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavatay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabatta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavathas | 71 | 70 | / |
| Gaivatas | 71 | 58 | / |
| Gaivatad | 71 | 29 | / |
| Gaivataj | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gaivatah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gaivatay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gaivatai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gaivatap | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gawashty | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ghaywate | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gavaitay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gaivatat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ghaiwate | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gaivatau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gabaitai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaswater | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gavate | 67 | 11,729 | / |
| Gaveta | 67 | 417 | / |
| Gabate | 67 | 242 | / |
| Gavati | 67 | 213 | / |
| Gobata | 67 | 104 | / |
| Gowaty | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gowati | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gavato | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ghavataya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gaivatach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goweta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayhwaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivataph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivataid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivataah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivataai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivatadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gashwater | 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
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- 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 Gawata
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