Gihwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gihwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gihwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gihwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gihwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gihwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gihwa? popularity and diffusion
Gihwa is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gihwa reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Gihwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Besides The DR Congo Gihwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
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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
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