Gwaja Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Gwaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 216 | 1:245,100 | 19,858 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwaja (99) may also be a first name.
Gwaja Demographics
Average Gwaja Salary in
South Africa
R 108,768
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwaja has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 830,559th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Gwaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaja are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 99 people.
Gwaja is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 245,100. In Tanzania Gwaja is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.
Gwaja Last Name Statistics demography
Gwaja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.23% less than the national average, earning R 108,768 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwajah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwajas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaa | 89 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 89 | 87 | / |
| Gwija | 80 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwaje | 80 | 1,049 | / |
| Gwaya | 80 | 981 | / |
| Gbaja | 80 | 423 | / |
| Kwaja | 80 | 323 | / |
| Gweja | 80 | 278 | / |
| Gwaji | 80 | 253 | / |
| Guaja | 80 | 157 | / |
| Gwaju | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gwaai | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gwaay | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gwoja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cwaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwajo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaji | 73 | 240 | / |
| Ngwaju | 73 | 130 | / |
| Gbajah | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kwajah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ngwaje | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gwayah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngwoja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwhaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwayas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwajah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kgwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghvaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghuaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Ng'waji | 67 | 181 | / |
| Gvajaia | 67 | 135 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kwaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Cwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwayaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaahay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gvaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwayaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwujaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwajuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guajaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayaja | 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 Gwaja
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