Gedwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gedwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gedwa (16) may also be a first name.
Gedwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gedwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gedwa is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gedwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gedwa is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Gedwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Gedwa are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Gedwa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 16 people.
The last name Gedwa is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 570,509. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 53 percent are found and Central District, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Israel it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Godwa | 80 | 387 | / |
| Sedwa | 80 | 259 | / |
| Gadwa | 80 | 253 | / |
| Gidwa | 80 | 141 | / |
| Gedva | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gedua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zedwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jedwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gedba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Getwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gedwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gadway | 73 | 577 | / |
| Guidwa | 73 | 484 | / |
| Gadwah | 73 | 233 | / |
| Sedway | 73 | 182 | / |
| Ghadwa | 73 | 134 | / |
| Ngedua | 73 | 68 | / |
| Gestwa | 73 | 53 | / |
| Getway | 73 | 36 | / |
| Gedwed | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gidewa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Godway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gadwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gedvat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Getwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Getwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geedua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngidwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goddwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jedwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jedhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gidway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaidwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaydwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadhway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giedwid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seedwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghedhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gettway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gethway | 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 Gedwa
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