Gijiwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gijiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gijiwa (17) may also be a first name.
Gijiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gijiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gijiwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gijiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gijiwa is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gijiwa reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gijiwa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 88 percent are found and Adamawa, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Gijiwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidjiwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Jijiwa | 83 | 96 | / |
| Gijiba | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gigiwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gijawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gajiwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gisiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zijiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gisiwau | 77 | 127 | / |
| Jijjiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gaijwad | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guiziwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngajiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwa | 73 | 240 | / |
| Jaiwa | 73 | 87 | / |
| Gujwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Goiwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jeiwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Giwea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Djidjiwa | 71 | 361 | / |
| Gajiwaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gajowa | 67 | 282 | / |
| Sijawa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Jaiwai | 67 | 218 | / |
| Sisiwa | 67 | 180 | / |
| Gaiwad | 67 | 150 | / |
| Giziba | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ziziwa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gigiba | 67 | 62 | / |
| Giyawa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gajewa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jaiway | 67 | 48 | / |
| Giejba | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gajiba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gajway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaiway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gajawa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Siziwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gajiwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gaiwah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gijeva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gujwad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaiowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gujiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gojawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gojowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gijaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaiwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kgojwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gujiba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gujawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zigiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djuiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jayiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sijiwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziciwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juiwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gejiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gizewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cijiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juiwah | 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 Gijiwa
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