Gniwa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Gniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 54 | 1:191,400 | 18,375 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gniwa (94) may also be a first name.
Gniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gniwa is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gniwa? popularity and diffusion
Gniwa is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gniwa are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 94 people.
The last name Gniwa is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 191,400. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 43 percent live, Donga Department, where 33 percent live and Atakora Department, where 19 percent live. Excluding Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngniwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ghniwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gniwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niwa | 89 | 59,535 | / |
| Ginniwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niway | 80 | 2,256 | / |
| Naiwa | 80 | 365 | / |
| Niwai | 80 | 298 | / |
| Gniba | 80 | 160 | / |
| Niewa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Niwua | 80 | 28 | / |
| Noiwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Niwaj | 80 | 11 | / |
| Niwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Niwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gniwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Neiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gniwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gniva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghenniwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Niwaha | 73 | 882 | / |
| Nijwah | 73 | 170 | / |
| Noiwat | 73 | 143 | / |
| Naiwah | 73 | 35 | / |
| Naiwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ngniwe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Naiway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Neiwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gniwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwazz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naiwaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngnewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niewaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noiwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwaad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niwaaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnewoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naiwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noiwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noiwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nniwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neiway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Newa | 67 | 5,235 | / |
| Niva | 67 | 4,221 | / |
| Niba | 67 | 3,982 | / |
| Niwo | 67 | 117 | / |
| Naiswea | 67 | 89 | / |
| Nywa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Niwaaha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gnua | 67 | 15 | / |
| Njwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghnioua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwaahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnoiwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nh'aiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| G'Neiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genniva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghneiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniwou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gniwa
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