Giw Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Giw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Giw (13) may also be a first name.
Giw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giw occurs most in Iran. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Giw is the 4,034,050th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Giw are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Giw is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran Giw is mostly concentrated in: Kermanshah Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 8 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giwe | 86 | 637 | / |
| Guiw | 86 | 6 | / |
| Giws | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ghiw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gaiw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Giew | 86 | 2 | / |
| Giwh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Giwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgiw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qgiw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwe | 75 | 276 | / |
| Gaiws | 75 | 5 | / |
| Goiwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghiwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Giewe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gijsw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goiws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghiwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dgiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gib | 67 | 523 | / |
| Gif | 67 | 147 | / |
| Siw | 67 | 140 | / |
| Gew | 67 | 81 | / |
| Jiw | 67 | 72 | / |
| Giwova | 67 | 62 | / |
| Giv | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ziw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ciw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gyw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gjw | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Giw
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