Gawish Surname

29,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

Gawish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt13,5761:6,772826
Syria3,0991:6,228657
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Lebanon1631:34,5833,370
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England151:3,714,537119,675
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Gawish (133) may also be a first name.

Gawish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawish is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gawish click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawish? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,091st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 395,096 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Gawish live; 74 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 133 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 13,576 people, or 1 in 6,772. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Gawish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gawish last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (37%) in Lebanon.

The amount Gawish earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 61.78% more than the national average, earning $69,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $61,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawiesh92187/
Gaywish9214/
Gaweish925/
Ghawish921/
Gawis91117/
Gawesh832,267/
Gavish83163/
Gawich83124/
Gabish8312/
Gawise834/
Gawais832/
Gaweis831/
Gowish831/
Gaweesh771,979/
Gabisch7788/
Ghavish7751/
Gaweash775/
Gawwesh774/
Gawesch771/
Govaish771/
Gabis731,528/
Gavis73488/
Gewis7364/
Gawes736/
Gawic731/
Gawys730/
Gaubisch7115/
Ghabeish713/
Ghabaish711/
Ghaweesh711/
Goubaish711/
Gabesh67806/
Gavois67796/
Ghabis67660/
Gabais67440/
Gewiss67163/
Gavich6745/
Gewies6745/
Gevais6737/
Gaubis6730/
Gavios6725/
Gaivis6721/
Gaibis6717/
Gabisz6710/
Gobish6710/
Ngawes679/
Gaibes679/
Giewis678/
Gawicz678/
Gabuis676/
Gavies676/
Gavesh675/
Gaweys675/
Gavais673/
Gabysh673/
Ghavis673/
Gabois673/
Gayuis672/
Gawych671/
Gevish671/
Gavise671/
Gawuys671/
Gawirz671/
Gewais671/
Gaiwes671/
Gavysh671/
Gaives671/
Gobais671/
Gasvis671/
Geuish670/
Gaviss670/
Gasswitch670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawish
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