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
Gawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,140,742nd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname 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 numerous first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 26 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
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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