Giwu Surname

215,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Giwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6341:33,1564,241
Indonesia2081:635,81350,069
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Giwu (12) may also be a first name.

Giwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giwu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,983rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,833,533 people. Giwu is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Giwu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,634 people, or 1 in 33,156. In South Africa Giwu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Giwu Last Name Statistics demography

Giwu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning R 180,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giwut898/
Ngiwu897/
Gaiwu892/
Guiwu892/
Giwus892/
Giwwu891/
Nggiwu802/
Gaiwou801/
Guiwou801/
Gaiwus801/
Siwu752,437/
Gibu751,391/
Ziwu751,068/
Guwu75197/
Gewu75167/
Jiwu75125/
Givu7540/
Gywu751/
Cghiewu732/
Ghaiwou731/
Gaibu67756/
Guiwo67234/
Gibau67227/
Siwuh67210/
Siwau6784/
Gibou6761/
Zhiwu6727/
Jaiwu6725/
Jiwuh6720/
Zaiwu6717/
Gaivu6714/
Saiwu6711/
Goibu6711/
Guhwu677/
Zihwu677/
Cuiwu676/
Siwui675/
Hsiwu675/
Ziwau675/
Geywu673/
Givou673/
Ngivu673/
Gewou673/
Guweu672/
Givau672/
Giwoo672/
Guivu671/
Suiwu671/
Jiwus671/
Zziwu671/
Siweu671/
Siwuu671/
Geewu671/
Giwoe671/
Ziwuu671/
Ciwou671/
Gyhwu671/
Gibuy671/
Geweu671/
Kgewu671/
Zeiwu671/
Gaywu671/
Gewup670/

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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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  • 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 Giwu
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