Gawuga Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gawuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gawuga Last Name Facts

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

Gawuga occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gawuga.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawuga? popularity and diffusion

Gawuga is the 312,624th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gawuga are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Other than Ghana Gawuga is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Gawuga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gawuga surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Gawuga earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 127.67% more than the national average, earning $98,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawugah92903/
Gawouga921/
Gawounga861/
Gabuga8322/
Gavuga8317/
Gawugo831/
Gawuge831/
Gavunga7734/
Gabouga778/
Gabugay773/
Gawunge771/
Ggabuga771/
Gaviga6716/
Gabugi672/
Gabuge671/
Gowungo621/
Gavigaj621/
Gabuggi621/
Gavougou571/
Gavogi501/

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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 Gawuga
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