Ghawa Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Ghawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Ghawa (58) may also be a first name.
Ghawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghawa (Hindi: घवा) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghawa? popularity and diffusion
Ghawa is the 1,333,288th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghawa live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 58 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,180,796. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside, Papua, where 4 percent reside and West Papua, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 18 percent reside and Nepal, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghawa in the Hindi language | ||
| घवा | ghava | - |
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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 Ghawa
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