Gwaha Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Gwaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gwaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaha is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 837,371st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaha are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 71 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 29 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 45 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgwaha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwahad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwah | 89 | 400 | / |
| Gwaa | 89 | 115 | / |
| Gwha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gwaahay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwaha | 80 | 476 | / |
| Guaha | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gwhad | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gwaai | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gwaay | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gwaad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwath | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cwaha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwahd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwa | 75 | 2,405 | / |
| Kwahay | 73 | 258 | / |
| Kwahai | 73 | 90 | / |
| Ngwaah | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ghwhah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kwahaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbahay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbahah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaaah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nngwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gbaa | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Guah | 67 | 1,974 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwah | 67 | 962 | / |
| Ghwaith | 67 | 242 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Qwah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gqwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gvah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gbha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 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 Gwaha
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