Gawaya Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Gawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 293 | 1:133,240 | 12,235 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawaya occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. Gawaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawaya live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 133,240. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 66 percent live, Kibuku District, where 11 percent live and Butaleja District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda Gawaya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
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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 Gawaya
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