Gwaifa Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gwaifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwafa | 91 | 758 | / |
| Ghwaifah | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kwaifa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gwaife | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ngwafa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gbaifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwafah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gwayefa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gwafooa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbafa | 73 | 1,553 | / |
| Kwafa | 73 | 54 | / |
| Guifa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiofea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwifaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaifatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaifi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gbafaa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwaffa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Guiffa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gbaffa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guifai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbeifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gweufa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwihfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guifau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwafio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwife | 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 Gwaifa
- 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