Gawi Surname

113,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2,4921:3,272154
Indonesia6131:215,74120,231
Israel2301:37,2075,132
Philippines2291:442,08854,585
Mauritania1431:28,6352,400
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
India281:27,395,192354,286
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Gawi (1,078) may also be a first name.

Gawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ, Oriya: ଗୱି) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,848th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,793,637 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Gawi live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gawi is also the 243,369th most common first name in the world It is held by 1,078 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2,492 people, or 1 in 3,272. In Papua New Guinea Gawi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 62 percent reside, Morobe, where 10 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Gawi Last Name Statistics demography

Gawi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghawi899,067/
Gawai896,663/
Gawie89283/
Gawei8967/
Gauwi8959/
Gahwi8917/
Gawwi8912/
Gawoi899/
Gaiwi899/
Gawiy895/
Gawii892/
Gawhi891/
Gawith80765/
Gawich80124/
Gawitt8085/
Ghgawi8037/
Gaywai8022/
Gauwai8014/
Nggawi8013/
Gaiwai804/
Ghawai803/
Gawais802/
Ngawyi801/
Gauwit801/
Ghawih801/
Gaewai801/
Gaiwei801/
Gahawi801/
Ghauwi801/
Ngawei801/
Gaweis801/
Gaswiy800/
Gabi7510,683/
Gavi757,256/
Gawe754,744/
Gawa754,733/
Gowi75307/
Gawy75211/
Gewi75208/
Gawè751/
Gawé751/
Gawê751/
Gaywish7314/
Gaweish735/
Gaywith731/
Gaiwith731/
Gaywieh731/
Gashwai731/
Gaswiht731/
Ghawish731/
Gaswith730/
Gavit67134,351/
Gavai6757,593/
Gobai6715,041/
Gabai671,117/
Gaibi67925/
Gavhi67847/
Gavio67812/
Ghavi67773/
Gowie67758/
Ngavi67704/
Gavis67488/
Gavie67356/
Gaiwe67276/
Gaabi67274/
Gaway67246/
Gaiwa67240/
Ghawy67239/
Ghabi67230/
Gaawa67208/
Ghawa67168/
Gaivi67123/
Gauwa67122/
Gávai67102/
Gavid6792/
Gatvi6791/
Gowai6775/
Gaibe6773/
Gewai6769/
Gaboi6754/
Gawey6750/
Gabhi6749/
Ghawe6739/
Gauwe6735/
Gowui6734/
Gawee6732/
Gabih6729/
Gabui6728/
Gaviz6726/
Gaubi6723/
Gavei6722/
Ghowi6722/
Gabei6720/
Govai6718/
Gaybi6716/
Gaive6715/
Gawaa6710/
Gaweh6710/
Gewei679/
Gajwe678/
Gowoi678/
Gaawe677/
Kgawe676/
Gaviy675/
Gavii675/
Gajvi674/
Gowei674/
Gawez673/
Gawue673/
Gevai673/
Gajui673/
Gauvi673/
Gaywa672/
Gavoi672/
Gawea672/
Ggabi672/
Qgabi672/
Gawwe672/
Gawoa672/
Gewoi672/
Gavih671/
Gavip671/
Gasvi671/
Gowgi671/
Gowhi671/
Cgabi671/
Gayvi671/
Ggawa671/
Hgabi671/
Ngawy671/
Gawyo671/
Gawyś671/
Gawej671/
Gawje671/
Gaïvi671/
Gábai671/
Ggavi671/
Ggawe671/
Gewih671/
Gaiue671/
Kgawa671/
Gawha671/
Gewie671/
Gaïwa671/
Gahwe670/
Gawys670/

Gawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawi in the Oriya language
ଗୱିgawi-
Gawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭﻱkawy82.35
ﻗﺎﻭﻱqawy7.84
ﻛﺎﻭﻯkawy5.88
ﻗﺎﻭﻯqawy1.96
ﻛﺎﻭkaw1.96

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gawi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis