Gizaw Surname

5,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gizaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gizaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia111,2371:877148
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Gizaw (161,229) may also be a first name.

Gizaw Last Name Facts

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

Gizaw is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gizaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Gizaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,061st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 65,250 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gizaw live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,527th most frequent first name globally, borne by 161,229 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 111,237 people, or 1 in 877. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Gizaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gizaw surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gizaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.17% less than the national average, earning 227,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 218.93% more than the national average, earning R 757,908 per year; in United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $41,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gizawe9154/
Ghizaw911/
Gizachw839/
Gezaw806,938/
Gizab807/
Gisaw802/
Guzaw801/
Gezawe731,299/
Gizova7354/
Zirzaw736/
Segiaw733/
Gedzaw731/
Giczów731/
Guizav731/
Zaizaw731/
Ziezaw730/
Giezova6722/
Gidzova678/
Gaizova675/
Gitzowa671/
Gizhova671/

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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 Gizaw
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