Gwadi Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwadi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2071:855,76237,544
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Kenya531:871,31932,675
India401:19,176,635286,670
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwadi (65) may also be a first name.

Gwadi Last Name Facts

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

Gwadi (Hindi: ग्वाडी, Marathi: ग्वाडी, Oriya: ାଦି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gwadi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwadi? popularity and diffusion

Gwadi is the 674,066th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gwadi reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 65 people.

The surname Gwadi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria Gwadi is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 63 percent are found, Taraba, where 31 percent are found and Benue, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Gwadi exists in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Gwadi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gwadi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gwadi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.59% less than the national average, earning R 39,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwadi912,671/
Gwaydi91386/
Gcwadi9175/
Gwaidi914/
Gwadai911/
Gwaddi911/
Gwaidhi838/
Gwadist831/
Gwada801,829/
Gbadi801,176/
Kwadi801,151/
Gwade80170/
Gvadi80151/
Gwedi8099/
Guadi8093/
Gwady8019/
Qwadi806/
Gwodi803/
Cwadi803/
Kgwedi733,982/
Nguadi73316/
Kwaidi7370/
Kwaudi7340/
Gwaday7326/
Gwaida7320/
Gvadai7315/
Guaidi7311/
Kwadai7311/
Gbaadi7310/
Hkwadi736/
Ghuadi734/
Gwadda733/
Guadai733/
Gbadai732/
Kguadi732/
Gwadje732/
Ghwade732/
Gbadii732/
Gcwade731/
Kwadyi731/
Gbaidi731/
Kqwadi731/
Kwadie731/
Gwagyi731/
Gwaddy731/
Ngwodi731/
Guadih731/
Ghbadi731/
Gwajda731/
Gweada731/
Gvadiz731/
Kwaddi731/
Gcwada731/
Gbaddi731/
Gbatdi731/
Gcuadi731/
Gwadeu731/
Gwadyo731/
Gwadyś731/
Gbeadai6773/
Kgweedi6736/
Ghwaidy6711/
Ghweidi671/
Gwadesh671/
Nkwaidi671/
Nkweadi671/
Kwadith671/
Ngwaday671/
Ngwadeh671/
Ngwaide671/
Gbeadei671/
Gwaddyo671/
Gwoidhi671/
Ggwadda671/
Ggwadyo671/
Ghbaudi671/
Kwaidip671/
Kgwedie671/

Gwadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwadi in the Oriya language
ାଦିadi-
Gwadi in the Hindi language
ग्वाडीgvadi85.71
गवाडीgavadi14.29
Gwadi in the Marathi language
ग्वाडीgvadi50
वाडीvadi50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwadi
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