Gawiak Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gawiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Poland121:3,167,396120,990

Gawiak Last Name Facts

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

Gawiak is found most in Canada. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gawiak.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawiak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gawiak is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Gawiak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gawiak reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada Gawiak is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 95 percent are found and Ontario, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Poland, where 23 percent are found.

Gawiak Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gawiak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.63% less than the national average, earning $42,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaviak834/
Ngawyak771/
Gaubiak771/
Gabyak6717/
Gavyak675/
Gabiag671/
Gaveak671/
Gaubiac62228/
Goszuiak571/
Ghowjakht5316/
Gabyag505/
Gevyak502/
Gabioc501/

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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 Gawiak
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