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 found most frequently in Niger. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gawaye are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger Gawaye is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 88 percent live, Maradi Region, where 8 percent live and Zinder Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
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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