Giwao Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Giwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Giwao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giwao occurs most in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Giwao live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,659,643. In The Philippines Giwao is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 85 percent live, Calabarzon, where 8 percent live and National Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Not including The Philippines Giwao occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiwao9116/
Iwao8912,535/
Gibao8031/
Siwao8017/
Aiwao8013/
Ijwao8010/
Giuao804/
Ziwao804/
Iwaho803/
Giwoa801/
Gaibao73915/
Gaivao73302/
Zhiwao7346/
Chiwao7315/
Iwuaho731/
Haiwao731/
Giebao731/
Ibao67970/
Ewao6713/
Ivao6712/
Saiweao672/
Jwao672/
Iwauoha672/
Jiwayio671/
Ywao671/
Aihwaho671/
Gaibaho671/
Guiwoua671/
Gehwaou671/
Ngiwoua671/

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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 Giwao
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