Giuwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Giuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Giuwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Giuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Giuwa is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Giuwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Giuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giuwa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Giuwa reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

Giuwa is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Giuwa is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giouwa911/
Giuva80196/
Giuwo801/
Giouba7333/
Giuwop736/
Giowea731/
Suwa6733,103/
Juwa673,724/
Zuwa671,038/
Giuthua678/
Giouvas671/

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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 Giuwa
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