Gushwa Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Gushwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gushwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Gushwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gushwa is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gushwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. Gushwa is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gushwa reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gushwa is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 1,118,700. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Gushwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gushwa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gushwa last name expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gushwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gushwa surname are 17.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Gushwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gushway9235/
Guschwa9226/
Ngushwa921/
Guswa9120/
Ngushwai8610/
Gushwaha861/
Ngushway861/
Guswas8324/
Gusway8319/
Gushua8315/
Gauswa832/
Goshwa832/
Gishwa831/
Guswha831/
Guchwa831/
Gushwe831/
Goushua771/
Goshwai771/
Gutsway771/
Ngauswa771/
Ng'uswa771/
Gussway770/
Goswa7345/
Gusba7324/
Giswa7318/
Guxwa7318/
Gusua7316/
Gusva7311/
Guzwa733/
Gausbhai711/
Gushue671,417/
Guchua67191/
Goshwe67187/
Goshua67155/
Goswai6779/
Guczwa6723/
Nguswe6721/
Gishua6713/
Gusvai677/
Gosway672/
Gousva671/
Gusėva671/
Gushve671/
Gausua671/
Goshva671/
Giswai671/
Gushby670/

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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
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  • 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 Gushwa
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