Giwasa Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Giwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Giwasa (22) may also be a first name.

Giwasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giwasa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Giwasa is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Giwasa live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Giwasa is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Giwasa is primarily found in: Morobe, where 97 percent are found and Gulf, where 3 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Giwasa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaiwasa924/
Giwaisa921/
Gewasa8369/
Giwasi8367/
Siwasa8310/
Gibasa839/
Givasa835/
Giwaso831/
Guwasa831/
Jiwasa831/
Ngiwaza7731/
Siwassa775/
Ngewasa774/
Gibasha772/
Hgiwase771/
Gewasha771/
Guwasha771/
Ziwatsa771/
Giwasio771/
Gaibasa771/
Ngiwasi771/
Djiwassa711/
Guwaisah711/
Ngewasha711/
Guwaza67118/
Gewesa6749/
Gibase6731/
Sewasa6718/
Givaza6713/
Giwoso6711/
Givase673/
Giwaze672/
Sivasa672/
Jivasa672/
Gewaso671/
Gewase671/
Givaso671/
Gebasa671/
Siwaza671/
Gewaza671/
Zivasa671/
Guvasa671/
Gibaso671/

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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 Giwasa
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