Gaws Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Gaws Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gaws (23) may also be a first name.
Gaws Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaws Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaws is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaws? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Gaws is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Gaws live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
The last name Gaws is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Gaws is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and Goa, where 25 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Gaws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gaws has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaws surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauws | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gaiws | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ghaws | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gawsh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gawss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gawse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ghawss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gawshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabs | 75 | 176 | / |
| Gows | 75 | 107 | / |
| Gews | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gavs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gafs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gawz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gouws | 67 | 23,321 | / |
| Ghows | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gowse | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gowsh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghafs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gowsz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gavse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaabs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgafs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghawz | 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 Gaws
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