Giyawa Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Giyawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
Giyawa (21) may also be a first name.
Giyawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giyawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giyawa is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giyawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Giyawa reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria Giyawa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Giyawa
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