Gawir Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Gawir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gawir (57) may also be a first name.

Gawir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gawir (Oriya: ଗାୱିର) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawir? popularity and diffusion

Gawir is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Gawir live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 145,602. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Gawir exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawir9139/
Ghawir9110/
Gawirz911/
Gawire911/
Gawier911/
Gawair911/
Gawgir910/
Ngaiwir8316/
Gawoire832/
Gaweire832/
Gabir8012,251/
Gawer80199/
Gawre8034/
Gavir8033/
Gowir800/
Gaswirth7766/
Gahweire779/
Gaijwire776/
Gahwaire773/
Gaahwire771/
Gavier73365/
Gabhir73109/
Gaiber7396/
Gawert7378/
Gavire7353/
Gabair7347/
Ghavir7340/
Gajvir7318/
Gavair7317/
Ghawre7313/
Gawere7310/
Gawher738/
Ghawer735/
Gavirt735/
Ghabir735/
Gauwer735/
Gowhir733/
Gowire731/
Gabuir731/
Gavgir731/
Gaiver731/
Gauvir731/
Gaawre731/
Gaavir731/
Gaabir731/
Gehwir730/
Govair730/
Gawger730/
Gavhire678/
Gavoire677/
Gaveire674/
Gawerth672/
Gahwere672/
Ghabhir672/
Gaubhir671/
Gaivher671/
Gassuir671/
Gabhoir671/
Ghaiber671/
Gaywerd670/
Gauwert670/

Gawir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawir in the Oriya language
ଗାୱିରgawira-

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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
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  • 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 Gawir
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