Gwau Surname
Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname
Gwau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,536 | 1:20,876 | 2,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwau is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwau? popularity and diffusion
Gwau is the 167,978th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,831,214 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwau are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwau is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,536 people, or 1 in 20,876. In Tanzania Gwau is most common in: Singida Region, where 82 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaju | 89 | 30 | / |
| Gwa | 86 | 2,405 | / |
| Gwu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ngwaju | 80 | 130 | / |
| Gwajuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwai | 75 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwah | 75 | 400 | / |
| Gbau | 75 | 333 | / |
| Gwaa | 75 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 75 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 75 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 75 | 51 | / |
| Guau | 75 | 48 | / |
| Kwau | 75 | 45 | / |
| Gqwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gwwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ggwu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hgwu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gwha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qgwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gwga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ggwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gcwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwus | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ngwajuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwayi | 67 | 4,499 | / |
| Kwayu | 67 | 3,700 | / |
| Gwija | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwaje | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Gwaya | 67 | 981 | / |
| Gwiya | 67 | 516 | / |
| Gweya | 67 | 440 | / |
| Gwaja | 67 | 333 | / |
| Gwaha | 67 | 329 | / |
| Gweah | 67 | 300 | / |
| Gweja | 67 | 278 | / |
| Gwaji | 67 | 253 | / |
| Gwaye | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gweha | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gwayo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gwawe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gbayu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gbaju | 67 | 26 | / |
| Guayu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwaju | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwhad | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngwuh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gwaai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Geewa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Gwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwaid | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guaux | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwaay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwadz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwatd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngweu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwuya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwaad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwoja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guauz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nngwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwajo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguau | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwujo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwhga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaj | 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
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- 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 Gwau
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