Giwa Surname

14,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Giwa Surname User-submission:

The Giwa surname means a 'big man', 'great man', or a 'high chief'. Derived from the Hausa word, which means 'elephant'.

Hausa are a group of people based primarily in the Sahelian and the savanna areas of southern Niger and northern Nigeria respectively.

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Giwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria37,0811:4,777635
England5951:93,64410,027
United States4381:827,53263,418
Zimbabwe3561:43,3666,683
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Papua New Guinea1881:43,3715,314
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Niger921:208,6096,974
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Benin201:516,78033,864
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Gambia41:480,863548
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Giwa (37,186) may also be a first name.

Giwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Giwa surname means a 'big man', 'great man', or a 'high chief'. Derived from the Hausa word, which means 'elephant'.

Hausa are a group of people based primarily in the Sahelian and the savanna areas of southern Niger and northern Nigeria respectively.

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Giwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giwa (Arabic: غيوا) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Giwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Giwa is the 14,090th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 184,285 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Giwa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Giwa is also the 23,602nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 37,186 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37,081 people, or 1 in 4,777. In Nigeria Giwa is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 27 percent live, Oyo, where 9 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Giwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Giwa surname is chiefly Christian (53%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Giwa last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Giwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.08% less than the national average, earning R 25,944 per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $48,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiwa893,097/
Giwah89612/
Gaiwa89240/
Giwai8967/
Goiwa8913/
Gihwa897/
Giwua894/
Giwea894/
Giwaa893/
Giwwa892/
Giewa892/
Ghiwa891/
Giwoa891/
Gaiwad80150/
Giewat8054/
Giwaya8033/
Gaiway8020/
Ghiwah8016/
Gaiwah8013/
Guiwea808/
Ghiwas806/
Nggiwa804/
Giewai804/
Gaiwai804/
Gichwa804/
Guiswa802/
Gishwa801/
Goiwah801/
Kgaiwa801/
Giwaia801/
Guiwai801/
Ghiwat801/
Ghiwaa801/
Ghaiwa801/
Giwaad801/
Giways801/
Giswai801/
Siwa7512,132/
Giva759,475/
Ziwa758,309/
Jiwa754,499/
Giba753,850/
Guwa752,273/
Gewa75688/
Giwe75637/
Giwi75401/
Gywa75218/
Giwo7542/
Giwy751/
Giwj751/
Ghaiwat7370/
Gaihwad7310/
Gaijwad733/
Gaaiwad731/
Ghaiwad731/
Guiwach731/
Gaichwa731/
Zziwa6714,610/
Djiwa673,243/
Saiwa671,794/
Seiwa671,070/
Siwai67771/
Gaiba67735/
Guhwa67402/
Goiba67354/
Sihwa67331/
Zihwa67316/
Gibai67302/
Gaiwe67276/
Dziwa67271/
Guiwo67234/
Gibau67227/
Gaiva67195/
Guewa67194/
Giwer67183/
Jijwa67177/
Geway67176/
Gieva67120/
Ziswa67114/
Givah67108/
Guiva67102/
Gihua6795/
Givas6791/
Jaiwa6787/
Givaa6786/
Siwau6784/
Jiwai6783/
Gewai6769/
Gibea6755/
Guway6755/
Ziway6751/
Goiva6749/
Guwai6747/
Givat6738/
Guwah6738/
Giweh6735/
Siwah6732/
Ziwai6732/
Giwop6730/
Suiwa6729/
Gibay6728/
Ghewa6726/
Tjiwa6726/
Ziewa6723/
Zhiwa6719/
Gibha6717/
Siway6716/
Gewah6716/
Gujwa6715/
Siwaa6715/
Guiwe6714/
Geewa6714/
Givai6713/
Siwua6711/
Jiway6710/
Guywa6710/
Gisua6710/
Gaiwi679/
Givha678/
Qgiba678/
Jeiwa677/
Guwha677/
Jiwua677/
Giwoi677/
Giwid676/
Giwie676/
Ngiva676/
Ghiva675/
Ziwau675/
Gywat674/
Gibaa673/
Siwea673/
Ghiwe673/
Soiwa673/
Goiwe673/
Ziwwa673/
Zaiwa673/
Gaywa672/
Dgewa672/
Givau672/
Givay672/
Siewa672/
Ghywa672/
Giswe672/
Giwed672/
Giwei672/
Giewe672/
Sciwa672/
Giwoo672/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Gitva671/
Givad671/
Goiwo671/
Giwey671/
Ziwea671/
Gewua671/
Zgiua671/
Givaj671/
Givap671/
Givea671/
Giwoh671/
Giwoy671/
Guihwath671/
Gewga671/
Gibaj671/
Ghuwa671/
Sgiva671/
Kguwa671/
Ggiba671/
Sgiba671/
Jiwha671/
Gywha671/
Gjwad671/
Gjwaz671/

Giwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giwa in the Arabic language
غيواghywa-
غيوهghywh-

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