Gwakaya Surname
5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gwakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwakaa | 92 | 224 | / |
| Kwakaya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Gwaka | 83 | 888 | / |
| Gqwaka | 77 | 329 | / |
| Kwakaa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gwaaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwauka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ggwaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwakay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guakaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gweaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwacka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbakuya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gwaukka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gwokiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwaakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwagkaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwakaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guakiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaka | 67 | 1,140 | / |
| Cwaka | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gwaki | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gwoka | 67 | 35 | / |
| Guaka | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gwatkuyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwaca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwaky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwokaaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbakayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahgkaa | 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 Gwakaya
- 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