Gawka Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gawka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Gawka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawka is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gawka.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gawka is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Gawka reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 12,654,778. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Gawka Last Name Statistics demography

Gawka earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaiwkad8325/
Gaywkad838/
Gaewkha831/
Gafka80358/
Gawki8014/
Gowka809/
Gawke806/
Gavka806/
Gawko805/
Gaffka73101/
Gafkay739/
Gaefka733/
Ngowka732/
Gahabka6766/
Gaavkaa674/
Gaffkay673/
Gaivkad671/

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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 Gawka
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