Giiwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Giiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Giiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giiwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Giiwa are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Giiwa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iiwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nghiiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ziiwa | 80 | 624 | / |
| Siiwa | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ijiwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Giiva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ihiwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yiiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gyiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gijwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iiway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jijiwa | 73 | 96 | / |
| Guiewa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Zziiwa | 73 | 43 | / |
| Chiiwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ijaiwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iiweas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziiwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sieiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giaiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyiwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gihiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chijiwa | 67 | 1,693 | / |
| Iiba | 67 | 100 | / |
| Iywa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Iiva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chiiswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chiiwua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iiwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gihuywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gihiwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeyiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eihgiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gihioua | 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 Giiwa
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