Gawy Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Gawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Mauritania | 54 | 1:75,831 | 5,075 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gawy (11) may also be a first name.
Gawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gawy.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gawy is the 1,140,742nd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Gawy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gawy live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gawy is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Beside Egypt Gawy is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 26 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaway | 89 | 246 | / |
| Ghawy | 89 | 239 | / |
| Gawey | 89 | 50 | / |
| Gawiy | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ngawy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gawyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gawyś | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gawys | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gasway | 80 | 161 | / |
| Gayway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ngaway | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gajway | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gaiway | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gaweye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gaweys | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gaeway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gahawy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gawuys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gawych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngawyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gahway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaswiy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gaewey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gaby | 75 | 17,244 | / |
| Gawe | 75 | 4,744 | / |
| Gawa | 75 | 4,733 | / |
| Gawi | 75 | 4,063 | / |
| Gavy | 75 | 15 | / |
| Gowy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gawè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gawé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gawê | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gassway | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gawhaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaysway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaweye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghawi | 67 | 9,067 | / |
| Gabay | 67 | 8,300 | / |
| Gawai | 67 | 6,663 | / |
| Ghowy | 67 | 2,402 | / |
| Gobay | 67 | 1,823 | / |
| Gabey | 67 | 1,819 | / |
| Gaboy | 67 | 1,633 | / |
| Gouwy | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Gavey | 67 | 641 | / |
| Gauby | 67 | 496 | / |
| Ghavy | 67 | 353 | / |
| Gowey | 67 | 301 | / |
| Gawie | 67 | 283 | / |
| Ghewy | 67 | 279 | / |
| Gaiwe | 67 | 276 | / |
| Gaiwa | 67 | 240 | / |
| Gaawa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Geway | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ghawa | 67 | 168 | / |
| Gauwa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Goway | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ghaby | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gawei | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gauwi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gavay | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ghawe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gévay | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gauwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gawee | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gevay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gahwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gaybi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gawwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gawaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gabuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaweh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gavoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gawoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gávay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaiwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gajwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaybe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gauvy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kgawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaviy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goewy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaaby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaywayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghéwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaïwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowyd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gahwe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gowoy | 67 | 0 | / |
Gawy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻭﻱ | kawy | 73.33 |
| ﻛﺎﻭﻯ | kawy | 20 |
| ﻛﺎﻭ | kaw | 6.67 |
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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 Gawy
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