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

The surname Giwa (Arabic: غيوا) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Giwa is the 14,090^th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 184,285 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Giwa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,602^nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 37,186 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37,081 people, or 1 in 4,777. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Oyo, where 9 percent reside and Ondo, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Giwa is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Giwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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% being 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.