Gawiya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gawiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Gawiya (11) may also be a first name.
Gawiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gawiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻮﻳﻪ, Marathi: गािवया) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawiya? popularity and diffusion
Gawiya is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gawiya live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Gawiya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Gawiya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gawiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawiya in the Marathi language | ||
| गािवया | gaivaya | - |
| Gawiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻮﻳﻪ | qwyh | 50 |
| ﺍﻛﺪﺍﻭﻱ | akdawy | 50 |
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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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- 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 Gawiya
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