Giwo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Giwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Giwo (41) may also be a first name.

Giwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giwo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Giwo is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Giwo live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Giwo is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 41 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Giwo is most numerous in: Morobe, where 54 percent live, Western, where 25 percent live and Madang, where 17 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiwo89234/
Giwop8930/
Giwoi897/
Giwoo892/
Giwoa891/
Giwoy891/
Giwoh891/
Goiwo891/
Ghiwot805,170/
Ngiwoo802/
Guiwou801/
Ng'iwo801/
Gaiwou801/
Giwa7539,545/
Gibo754,015/
Siwo752,971/
Guwo75673/
Jiwo75262/
Gewo75103/
Givo7583/
Ziwo7566/
Gjwo751/
Gywo751/
Ghaiwou731/
Guiwa673,097/
Giwah67612/
Jaiwo67365/
Gaiwa67240/
Djiwo67194/
Giboi67107/
Seiwo67104/
Givot6799/
Siwoi6790/
Saiwo6777/
Gaibo6776/
Gibou6761/
Goibo6748/
Giboo6747/
Gaivo6740/
Dziwo6738/
Guewo6735/
Giboh6732/
Guivo6721/
Siwoh6715/
Goiwa6713/
Gibuo6713/
Giboy6711/
Gewop678/
Jiwoo677/
Gihwa677/
Jihwo676/
Dgibo676/
Gewoh675/
Guwoh675/
Soiwo675/
Ghewo674/
Ngewo674/
Giwua674/
Giwaa673/
Givoi673/
Gewou673/
Givou673/
Givoh673/
Giwwa672/
Joiwo672/
Givos672/
Gewoi672/
Giewa672/
Guuwo672/
Jiwwo672/
Zhiwo671/
Geewo671/
Zaiwo671/
Ciwou671/
Ziswo671/
Siwoj671/
Givop671/
Guwwo671/
Gguwo671/
Ghiwa671/
Siwoy671/
Siwoo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Giwo
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