Gizawe Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Gizawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gizawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gizawe (2,543) may also be a first name.

Gizawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gizawe is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gizawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Gizawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gizawe live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gizawe is also the 146,179th most widespread given name globally, borne by 2,543 people.

The last name Gizawe is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Beside Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Bahrain, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gizawee921/
Gizaw91111,686/
Gizawi833,148/
Gezawe831,299/
Gizawy83760/
Gizaye8312/
Ghizaw831/
Gizaei831/
Gizawa831/
Guizaye7783/
Ghizawi774/
Gezawey774/
Guizawi771/
Gezawee771/
Gizayeh771/
Ngizaye771/
Gizawiy771/
Gaizawa771/
Gezaw736,938/
Gezae733,397/
Gizai73191/
Gizey73156/
Gizay7379/
Gizea7310/
Gizee739/
Gizau734/
Ghizzawi719/
Guizhaye711/
Gezachwe711/
Gezawa67690/
Gezawy67337/
Jizawi67183/
Gijaye67154/
Giczei6775/
Gisawi6761/
Gizzea6733/
Gizabi6731/
Giczey6728/
Guzaye6724/
Ghezae6716/
Giezey6715/
Ghizea679/
Giezee679/
Geezae677/
Zizaie677/
Gezaye676/
Gizzee675/
Gezaie675/
Girzau675/
Zeizae674/
Gezaei674/
Gusawe674/
Gizzey673/
Gaizai673/
Zaizae673/
Jijawe671/
Ghizai671/
Ghizoe671/
Gaizei671/
Zizawi671/
Guizay671/
Gaizee671/
Gisaje671/
Gizzei671/
Zaizaw671/
Sizaye671/
Gichae671/
Giziya671/
Gaizea671/
Sizawi671/
Guizai671/
Gizeye671/
Gizaya671/
Guizea671/
Zizabe671/
Ziezaw670/

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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 Gizawe
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