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 last name Gawaye (Marathi: गवाये) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gawaye is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gawaye live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 88 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 8 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Gawaye occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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