Gwagi Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Gwagi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwagi (19) may also be a first name.
Gwagi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwagi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwagi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gwagi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwagi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwagi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gwagi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name globally, held by 19 people.
The last name Gwagi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nghwagi | 83 | 131 | / |
| Gqwangi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaghi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwagi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbagi | 80 | 730 | / |
| Gwaji | 80 | 253 | / |
| Gwazi | 80 | 83 | / |
| Gwaga | 80 | 74 | / |
| Kwagi | 80 | 63 | / |
| Gwasi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gwegi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Qwagi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Guagi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gwage | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gvagi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwogi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwagy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cwagi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nghwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghw'agi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwasi | 73 | 379 | / |
| Gwazai | 73 | 124 | / |
| Gwagee | 73 | 66 | / |
| Gwadzi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gwazhi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gwazie | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gwaiga | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gqwazi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kwagui | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gwaize | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbaygi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gbagih | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guagia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaise | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbaggi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwagye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaizi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwasit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeagi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcwazi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqwasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaqga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwekgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwadji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guagis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwogia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwagha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghii | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwaghie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwahaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guaggia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nqwangi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwazai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gqwange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwanghi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguangi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaighe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwauge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwazzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgqwazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweagge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweasih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanghi | 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
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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 Gwagi
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