Gwazah Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Gwazah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 637 | 1:278,089 | 15,740 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Gwazah (120) may also be a first name.
Gwazah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwazah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwazah occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwazah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 512,152nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwazah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 120 people.
The last name Gwazah is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 278,089. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 83 percent are found, Bauchi, where 5 percent are found and Plateau, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwuazah | 92 | 8 | / |
| Gwazaha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaza | 91 | 14,730 | / |
| Gwazai | 83 | 124 | / |
| Gwazha | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gwadza | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kgwaza | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gwazaa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Guazah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwazah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwaaza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gqwaza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwauza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwaiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwuaza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwahza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaizah | 77 | 38 | / |
| Gwaidza | 77 | 33 | / |
| Gwadzai | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kwazaha | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kwadzah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwaza | 73 | 3,196 | / |
| Gwoza | 73 | 734 | / |
| Gweza | 73 | 157 | / |
| Gwazo | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gwaca | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cwaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghweizah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guazha | 67 | 360 | / |
| Gwacha | 67 | 246 | / |
| Kwazay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Guayza | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kwaaza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gbadza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwacho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwazea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwadza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwatsa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwadzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwedza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gqweza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quazah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwaizo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwazai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guahza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwazeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcweza | 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 Gwazah
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