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
The surname Gawiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻮﻳﻪ, Marathi: गािवया) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gawiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Gawiya is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gawiya reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawiya is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 11 people.
Gawiya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
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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