Guawi Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Guawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Mauritania51:818,97323,459

Guawi Last Name Facts

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

Guawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﻱ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Guawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Guawi reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 107,286. In Papua New Guinea Guawi is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 80 percent are found, New Ireland, where 14 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngguawi834/
Nguawyi831/
Guabi8052/
Gwawi8048/
Guawe8044/
Kuawi805/
Guawy801/
Quawi801/
Guavi801/
Guowi801/
Guavis73235/
Gbawei7314/
Guobai7310/
Guaviz738/
Guabei736/
Quawiy735/
Guhawe733/
Kuawei733/
Quawit732/
Gbeawi731/
Guayvi731/
Qguabi731/
Guaiwe731/
Guahbi731/
Guawaa731/
Gueabi731/
Guabai731/
Gbaweih677/
Gbaawii673/
Gboubai671/
Nghuawe671/
Guaweah671/

Guawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻭﻱkawy-

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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 Guawi
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