Gujwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Gujwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gujwa (29) may also be a first name.
Gujwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gujwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gujwa (Hindi: गुजवा) is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gujwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Gujwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gujwa reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gujwa is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Gujwa is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most common in: Hoima District, where 92 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda Gujwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gujwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gujwa in the Hindi language | ||
| गुजवा | gujava | - |
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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 Gujwa
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