Gwaja Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gwaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2161:245,10019,858
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwaja (99) may also be a first name.

Gwaja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gwaja is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 830,559th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Gwaja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaja live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 99 people.

Gwaja is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 245,100. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 54 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwajah911/
Gwajas911/
Gwaaja911/
Gwaa89115/
Gwaj8987/
Gwija802,024/
Gwaje801,049/
Gwaya80981/
Gbaja80423/
Kwaja80323/
Gweja80278/
Gwaji80253/
Guaja80157/
Gwaju8030/
Gwaai8017/
Gwaay808/
Gwoja803/
Cwaja802/
Gwajo802/
Ghwaj801/
Ngwaji73240/
Ngwaju73130/
Gbajah7367/
Kwajah7334/
Ngwaje7310/
Gwayah735/
Nkwaja734/
Ngwoja733/
Kwhaja732/
Gwayas732/
Qwajah732/
Kgwaha731/
Ghvaja731/
Gwejah731/
Nqwaja731/
Ghuaja731/
Ngwajo731/
Gwaaya731/
Gwajje731/
Gwajuo731/
Gwau672,574/
Gwai672,368/
Kwaa671,752/
Ng'waji67181/
Gvajaia67135/
Gwea6764/
Gway6751/
Kwaj6744/
Cwaa679/
Gwayaha677/
Guaj674/
Qwaa673/
Gwaahay672/
Gvaa672/
Gwayaya672/
Kwujaja671/
Gwej671/
N'Gwaje671/
Kwahaja671/
Ngwejah671/
Ngwajuh671/
Ngcweja671/
Guajaja671/
Kwayaja671/

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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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