Gwaay Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Gwaay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaaya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaa | 89 | 115 | / |
| Gway | 89 | 51 | / |
| Gwayaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwaahay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwayi | 80 | 4,499 | / |
| Gwaya | 80 | 981 | / |
| Gwaja | 80 | 333 | / |
| Gwaha | 80 | 329 | / |
| Gwaye | 80 | 93 | / |
| Gwayo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Gwaai | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gwaad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwa | 75 | 2,405 | / |
| Gwy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngwayi | 73 | 1,595 | / |
| Kwahay | 73 | 258 | / |
| Ngwayo | 73 | 156 | / |
| Gwayee | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ngwaah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Gbahay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwayah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gcwayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaaah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwayas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwayet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwahad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guay | 67 | 25,151 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gbaa | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Gwah | 67 | 400 | / |
| Gvay | 67 | 283 | / |
| Ngcwayi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Gbay | 67 | 142 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gqwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwayaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqwayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayih | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gwaay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis