Gawises Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Gawises Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 399 | 1:6,039 | 1,171 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Gawises Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawises Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawises is found most frequently in Namibia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawises? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 725,073rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname Gawises is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawises are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 6,039. In Namibia it is most common in: Kunene Region, where 43 percent reside, Otjozondjupa Region, where 33 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awises | 92 | 310 | / |
| Gawise | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gaewwises | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gaweses | 86 | 679 | / |
| Gawiser | 86 | 29 | / |
| Awishes | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gawishee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gawisa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gawesa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gabise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gawize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavaise | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gawishi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gaviser | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gabissi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Avisses | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawaize | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawaisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gowiges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawaige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghabise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavitse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahwisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghawisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaweesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabisis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawaidje | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaibissi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawaisih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaybisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajbhise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhishes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avishesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawidzis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawishai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghawisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiviset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawaisay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gawises
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