Gwa Surname
Approximately 2,405 people bear this surname
Gwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,987 | 1:89,151 | 6,226 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Gwa (277) may also be a first name.
Gwa Demographics
Gwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 177,769th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,030,165 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 533,704th most common first name throughout the world, held by 277 people.
Gwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,987 people, or 1 in 89,151. In Nigeria Gwa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Taraba, where 6 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Gwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Gwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.02% less than the national average, earning R 137,772 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwau | 86 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 86 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwah | 86 | 400 | / |
| Gwaa | 86 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 86 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 86 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 86 | 51 | / |
| Gqwa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Gwwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ghwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwua | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gwha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ggwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwaha | 75 | 329 | / |
| Gwhad | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gwaai | 75 | 17 | / |
| Geewa | 75 | 14 | / |
| N'Gwa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gwaid | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gwaay | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gwadz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gwatd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ngwua | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gwiea | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gwaad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gwath | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhgwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwaiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwadd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwhga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwahd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwast | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gua | 67 | 12,963 | / |
| Gba | 67 | 12,244 | / |
| Kwa | 67 | 8,693 | / |
| Gwe | 67 | 1,807 | / |
| Gwo | 67 | 487 | / |
| Gwi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Cwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ngwaah | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghwaiz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ghwhah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gcweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwa
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