Gawaye Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Gawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawaye (Marathi: गवाये) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gawaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gawaye is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Gawaye are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger Gawaye is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 88 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 8 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Niger Gawaye is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gawaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawaye in the Marathi language | ||
| गवाये | gavaye | - |
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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 Gawaye
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