Gway Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Liberia111:400,77620,681
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gway occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gway is the 2,718,172nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Gway occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Gway are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 71 percent live, Arizona, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 22 percent live.

Gway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gway last name expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gway Last Name Statistics demography

Gway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gwayo8955/
Gwaay898/
Gwa862,405/
Gwy862/
Ngwayi801,595/
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Gwayah805/
Gcwayi803/
Gwayas802/
Gwaaya801/
Gwayet801/
Gkwayo801/
Gqwayi801/
Gqwayu801/
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Guay7525,151/
Kway754,033/
Gwau752,574/
Gwai752,368/
Gwah75400/
Gvay75283/
Gbay75142/
Gwaa75115/
Gwaj7587/
Gwea7564/
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Gwey758/
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Gwua753/
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Cway752/
Gwha752/
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Hgwa751/
Qgwy751/
Cgwa751/
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Gwyh751/
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Qway750/
Ngcwayi73193/
Gwayaha737/
Ngqwayi733/
Gwayaya732/
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Ng'wayi731/
N'Gwayi731/
Ngwayih731/
Gwaeyou731/
Ngcwaye731/
Ngkwayi731/
Kwayu673,700/
Gbaya672,450/
Gwija672,024/
Gbaye671,616/
Kwaya671,320/
Gwaje671,049/
Guaya67910/
Guaye67821/
Gwiyo67699/
Gbayo67602/
Gwiya67516/
Cwayi67459/
Kwayi67448/
Gweya67440/
Kwaye67338/
Gwaja67333/
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Gweah67300/
Gweja67278/
Gwaji67253/
Qwayi67227/
Gweyi67119/
Kwayo67109/
Gweha6785/
Guayo6760/
Gwawe6748/
Guayi6738/
Gwaju6730/
Gbayu6729/
Gweye6726/
Guayu6725/
Quway6718/
Gwhad6718/
Gwaai6717/
Geewa6714/
Qwaye6711/
N'Gwa6710/
Gwaid6710/
Gwadz677/
Gwatd676/
Kwaiy675/
Ngwua675/
Gwiea675/
Gwuya675/
Gwaad674/
Gwath673/
Guahy673/
Gwoja673/
Ngh'waya672/
Gwaiz672/
Gwajo672/
Nhgwa672/
Gwoyi672/
Gwahd671/
Gwast671/
Gwydd671/
Gwaih671/
Gwuea671/
Gbajy671/
Gweia671/
Gwoye671/
Ngwiy671/
Guayt671/
Guajy671/
Gwait671/
Gweyu671/
Gwiye671/
Gwych671/
Gwadd671/
Ngqwa671/
Gweyo671/
Gwaii671/
Kgwai671/
Qwaya671/
Gwead671/
Gwhga671/
Gwysz671/
Ghwaj671/

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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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  • 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 Gway
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