Giawa Surname
Approximately 19,906 people bear this surname
Giawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 19,869 | 1:6,656 | 862 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Giawa (20) may also be a first name.
Giawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giawa is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,987th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 366,098 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Giawa live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Giawa is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 19,869 people, or 1 in 6,656. In Indonesia Giawa is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 94 percent live, Riau, where 4 percent live and Aceh, where 1 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giaway | 91 | 36 | / |
| Giawai | 91 | 22 | / |
| Giawah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Giahwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Giawha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Giawea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Giahwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giowa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Giawo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Giava | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zgawa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ziawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Giavay | 73 | 37 | / |
| Giabah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Dziawa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Giavai | 73 | 16 | / |
| Giayua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Giowai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ziawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giaiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giahua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawa | 67 | 48,981 | / |
| Jawa | 67 | 20,595 | / |
| Zawa | 67 | 2,950 | / |
| Giahbah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giathua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giasuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giowacz | 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
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- 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 Giawa
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