Gumawa Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gumawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1681:86,67715,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gumawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gumawa is found most in The Philippines. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gumawa is the 319,360th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,223,353 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gumawa reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,168 people, or 1 in 86,677. In The Philippines Gumawa is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 59 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 11 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumawat92161/
Gumaway9250/
Gumawas9224/
Gumaiwa926/
Gumawai921/
Goumawa921/
Ngumawa921/
Gumauswa861/
Gaumawai861/
Gusmawat861/
Ngoumawa861/
Gumawi8384/
Gumaba8361/
Gumawe8332/
Gimawa8332/
Gomawa8316/
Gumabay772,051/
Gumawid77499/
Gumabau7733/
Gumaeva7718/
Gumawit7712/
Goumawe775/
Gomaway775/
Gomawai774/
Gumavat773/
Gumowai771/
Gumabai771/
Gommawa771/
Ghumavat7123/
Gummaeva713/
Gousmawe712/
Gummabay711/
Gaumabai711/
Gumabhai711/
Gumabo67383/
Gomawi67245/
Gumoba67180/
Gumova6751/
Gomawe6715/
Gumavo679/
Gumabe673/
Gousmavai671/
Gumeva671/
Ghumabhai671/

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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 Gumawa
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