Gaway Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Gaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 176 | 1:575,217 | 63,737 |
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gaway (28) may also be a first name.
Gaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaway is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaway? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gaway is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. Gaway occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Gaway live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name globally, held by 28 people.
The last name Gaway is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 575,217. In The Philippines Gaway is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 66 percent are found, Davao Region, where 28 percent are found and Bicol, where 2 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 24 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Gaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Gaway
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