Gawu Surname
Approximately 2,960 people bear this surname
Gawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| Indonesia | 331 | 1:399,544 | 33,901 |
| South Africa | 216 | 1:250,823 | 25,476 |
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| Liberia | 46 | 1:95,838 | 7,727 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Gawu (367) may also be a first name.
Gawu Demographics
Average Gawu Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 149,249th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,009 people. The surname Gawu is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gawu are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawu is also the 453,982nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 367 people.
It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Gawu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gawu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.2% less than the national average, earning R 99,336 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawou | 89 | 751 | / |
| Gaewu | 89 | 626 | / |
| Gawut | 89 | 22 | / |
| Gawau | 89 | 7 | / |
| Gawhu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gaiwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ghawu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gaswu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaywu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gahwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghawou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ghawud | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ghawut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gaiwus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngawuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaywou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gawuys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabu | 75 | 8,116 | / |
| Gavu | 75 | 3,650 | / |
| Gewu | 75 | 167 | / |
| Gowu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ghaiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgaswau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabou | 67 | 1,479 | / |
| Gaabu | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Gaibu | 67 | 756 | / |
| Ngavu | 67 | 345 | / |
| Gavhu | 67 | 248 | / |
| Gabau | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gavuz | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gaybu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gabeu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ghabu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gowui | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gabui | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gavud | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gabhu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gavau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gaivu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gaubu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gobau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gabuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gavup | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gavou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaavu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gowud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gowou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghavu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gavus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gewou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gévau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahvu | 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 Gawu
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