Guiwa Surname

143,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Guiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger9991:19,2111,218
Cameroon8081:25,7043,502
Benin5301:19,5012,613
Philippines4811:210,47432,928
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Burkina Faso711:258,4804,957
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Guiwa (1,232) may also be a first name.

Guiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guiwa (Hindi: गुइवा) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Guiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Guiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 143,629th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,353,098 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Guiwa are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Guiwa is also the 225,375th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 1,232 people.

The surname Guiwa is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 999 people, or 1 in 19,211. In Niger Guiwa is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 54 percent live, Maradi Region, where 16 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Niger it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 26 percent live and Benin, where 17 percent live.

Guiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Guiwa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiwea918/
Guiswa912/
Guiwai911/
Giwa8939,545/
Guiwach831/
Giwah80612/
Gaiwa80240/
Guiwo80234/
Guewa80194/
Guiva80102/
Giwai8067/
Gujwa8015/
Goiwa8013/
Guywa8010/
Gihwa807/
Giwua804/
Giwea804/
Giwaa803/
Giwwa802/
Giewa802/
Ghiwa801/
Giwoa801/
Guihwath771/
Gaiwad73150/
Guivas73122/
Giewat7354/
Guihua7326/
Gaiway7320/
Ghiwah7316/
Gaiwah7313/
Guiwey739/
Guisua739/
Gouywa738/
Gujwad737/
Ghiwas736/
Gaiwai734/
Gichwa734/
Nggiwa734/
Giewai734/
Guewah733/
Guivay733/
Guivai731/
Gishwa731/
Guivaz731/
Goiwah731/
Giswai731/
Giways731/
Ghaiwa731/
Ghiwaa731/
Ghiwat731/
Gueswa731/
Guiwou731/
Kgaiwa731/
Giwaad731/
Giva679,475/
Giba673,850/
Gewa67688/
Gywa67218/
Geua67118/
Ghaiwat6770/
Giwo6742/
Gaihwad6710/
Gyua673/
Gaijwad673/
Gaichwa671/
Ghuihua671/
Guehewa671/
Guiswey671/
Guivaha671/
Ghaiwad671/
Gaaiwad671/
Gjua671/

Guiwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guiwa in the Hindi language
गुइवाgu'iva-

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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 Guiwa
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