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
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
| 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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