Gawis Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gawis (22) may also be a first name.

Gawis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawis occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Gawis live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gawis is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia Gawis is most frequent in: South Kalimantan, where 67 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 26 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 7 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawish9118,445/
Gawise914/
Gawais912/
Gaweis911/
Gawiesh83187/
Gaywish8314/
Gaweish835/
Ghawish831/
Gabis801,528/
Gavis80488/
Gewis8064/
Gawes806/
Gawic801/
Gawys800/
Gawesh732,267/
Gavois73796/
Ghabis73660/
Gabais73440/
Gavish73163/
Gewiss73163/
Gawich73124/
Gewies7345/
Gevais7337/
Gaubis7330/
Gavios7325/
Gaivis7321/
Gaibis7317/
Gabish7312/
Gabisz7310/
Ngawes739/
Gaibes739/
Gawicz738/
Giewis738/
Gabuis736/
Gavies736/
Gaweys735/
Gavais733/
Ghavis733/
Gabois733/
Gayuis732/
Gewais731/
Gaives731/
Gobais731/
Gasvis731/
Gawirz731/
Gowish731/
Gaiwes731/
Gawuys731/
Gavise731/
Gaviss730/
Gaweesh671,979/
Gabhais6792/
Gabisch6788/
Ghavish6751/
Gavaise6730/
Gewiess6714/
Gaweash675/
Gawwesh674/
Gavitse671/
Gajjuis671/
Gabaiss671/
Govaish671/
Gouvais671/
Gajbais671/
Gawesch671/

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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 Gawis
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