Gwawa Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Gwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gwawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwawa? popularity and diffusion
Gwawa is the 988,329th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwawa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 75 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwawua | 91 | 43 | / |
| Gwaywa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gwajwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gwaiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwawah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwava | 80 | 284 | / |
| Kwawa | 80 | 236 | / |
| Gwawe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Gwawi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Gwewa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Gwawo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gwowa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Guawa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qwawa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ng'wahwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghwahwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwahwa | 73 | 90 | / |
| Gwehwa | 73 | 45 | / |
| Gwawoh | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gwaiva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nkwawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngwawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaabi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaiwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwawou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guawga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwawai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwavas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwoowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwawaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'hwahwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gwahaba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ncwajwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwawaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbawhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiwah | 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 Gwawa
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