Gwaga Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Gwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaga occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwaga.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaga? popularity and diffusion
Gwaga is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Gwaga is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Gwaga reside; 73 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 73 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Gwaga is mostly found in: Central, where 70 percent are found, National Capital District, where 28 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaiga | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gwagai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaqga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwagha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghwanga | 83 | 189 | / |
| Kgwanga | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ggwanga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwahaga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngwauga | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngwagah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwangah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gqwanga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaga | 80 | 5,160 | / |
| Gbaga | 80 | 1,884 | / |
| Gwoga | 80 | 270 | / |
| Gwagi | 80 | 116 | / |
| Guaga | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gwega | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gwage | 80 | 11 | / |
| Qwaga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gwago | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwagy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagga | 73 | 270 | / |
| Gbagha | 73 | 115 | / |
| Gwagee | 73 | 66 | / |
| Kwagha | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kwaiga | 73 | 51 | / |
| Nkwaga | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kwaaga | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gwaggo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Guagha | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gbeaga | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gwegah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gwogah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwaega | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwahga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwonga | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbagah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwagye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwagea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwagah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guagaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbagay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guayga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwagaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwagga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hgbaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwanga | 67 | 704 | / |
| Ngwango | 67 | 164 | / |
| Nghwagi | 67 | 131 | / |
| Ncwanga | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kwaghaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kwang'a | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kwaghha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kwaggas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbeagha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kwaguha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwangga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kkwanga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbeagay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkwagha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ng'woga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwogaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqwange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nqwanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwangay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbhagay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweagge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaagod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guangah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaighe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwauge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwagaya | 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 Gwaga
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