Gwagwa Surname
Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname
Gwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 828 | 1:213,941 | 12,710 |
| South Africa | 803 | 1:67,469 | 8,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwagwa (49) may also be a first name.
Gwagwa Demographics
Gwagwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwagwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gwagwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwagwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 214,812th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,807,495 people. Gwagwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwagwa reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 213,941. In Nigeria Gwagwa is mostly found in: Kano, where 94 percent are found, Delta, where 3 percent are found and Gombe, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.
Gwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Gwagwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning R 180,180 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagwai | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kgwagwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaygwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaigwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwa | 86 | 331 | / |
| Gwaigwai | 86 | 76 | / |
| Gwasgwas | 86 | 53 | / |
| Gcwagcwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gwaygway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kgwahgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwa'e | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwuagwua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwa | 83 | 152 | / |
| Gbagwa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Gwagwi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gwagwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwangwai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngwang'wa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwang'way | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghwa | 77 | 137 | / |
| Gwagbay | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gwaikwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kwagwua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwangwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwanqwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gwagbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwe | 71 | 240 | / |
| Kwaghwua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ngwankwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwagwaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwangwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahgba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaikwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwakwa | 67 | 5,244 | / |
| Gbagba | 67 | 3,778 | / |
| Guagua | 67 | 1,960 | / |
| Gwakwe | 67 | 265 | / |
| Qwaqwa | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kwagwi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gbagua | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gwogwo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kwagwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Gwangwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qwakwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwacwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwagbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwecwa | 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 Gwagwa
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