Gawira Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gawira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Gawira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawira occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gawira live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 91 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawira921/
Gawairay861/
Gavira833,538/
Gawera83655/
Gawura83172/
Gabira83163/
Gawiro839/
Gawiri836/
Gowira831/
Gawire831/
Gahwera77339/
Gaweera77153/
Gobaira77143/
Gabeira7772/
Gabirra7768/
Gahwire7748/
Gaviera776/
Gaviora773/
Gavirea772/
Gaweire772/
Gawoire772/
Ngawire771/
Gabaira771/
Gaawiri771/
Gavirah771/
Gaviray771/
Gavitra771/
Gabiray771/
Ghawera771/
Ggabira771/
Gaviras771/
Gaveira771/
Gavirza771/
Gavairay71170/
Gahwerra7192/
Gabireau7122/
Ghaviray7114/
Govairay7112/
Gahweire719/
Gahweera717/
Gaijwire716/
Ngajwire715/
Gaveiray714/
Gaveiras714/
Gahwaire713/
Ngahwire713/
Ghabhira712/
Gaahwera711/
Gahwerea711/
Gachwiri711/
Gaahwire711/
Gavirrat711/
Gevairay711/
Gobira67928/
Gowera67682/
Gaviro67589/
Gavura67518/
Gabiri67445/
Gavera67323/
Gabera67177/
Gabiro67104/
Gaviri6798/
Gabire6754/
Gavire6753/
Gawere6710/
Gevira677/
Ngahweire673/
Govira672/
Geuira671/
Gewera671/
Ghaveiray671/
Gowire671/
Ngahwaire671/
Gaviry671/
Ghabairay671/
Ghoubaira671/

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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 Gawira
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