Gwagwai Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gwagwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagwa | 92 | 1,914 | / |
| Gwagwi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangwai | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kgwagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwegwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwaygwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwa | 80 | 331 | / |
| Gwasgwas | 80 | 53 | / |
| Gcwagcwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gwaygway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwagwa'e | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwuagwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwoigwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahgwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwa | 77 | 152 | / |
| Kwagwi | 77 | 134 | / |
| Gbagwa | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gwagwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cwagwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwagwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gwangwaya | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ngwang'wa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngwangway | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gwang'way | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghwa | 71 | 137 | / |
| Gwagbay | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kwakwai | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gbagbai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gwangwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwagwua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gwanqwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngwaqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guhagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwagbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwegwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Kwaghwua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwakkwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbagbayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwankwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwagwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwegweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwankwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wakwa | 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 Gwagwai
- 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