Gwi Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
United States381:9,538,393399,091
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gwi (293) may also be a first name.

Gwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻱ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Gwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Gwi live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwi is also the 515,650th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 293 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Gwi is primarily found in: Taraba, where 98 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Gwi Last Name Statistics demography

Gwi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.76% more than the national average, earning $60,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwai862,368/
Gwei861,097/
Gwit86252/
Gwiß8666/
Gwie8626/
Gwih863/
Gwii862/
Hgwi862/
Ghwi862/
Gkwi861/
Gwiś861/
Gwui861/
Gwoi861/
Qgwi861/
Gwgi861/
Gwhi861/
Gwwi861/
Gwidt75165/
Gwiss75100/
Gwihs7524/
Gwieh7521/
Gwaai7517/
Gweih7514/
Gwaid7510/
Ng'wi758/
Gwisz756/
Ngwih756/
Gwiea755/
Gwije754/
Gwaiz752/
Gweid751/
Cgwei751/
Gwihe751/
Gwith751/
Gwoit751/
Kgwai751/
Kgwei751/
Gwait751/
Ngwiy751/
Ngwii751/
Ngwhi751/
Gwaih751/
Gui67477,894/
Gwa672,405/
Gwe671,807/
Kwi67734/
Gbi67289/
Gvi6739/
Qwi6738/
Cwi6723/
Ghwaiz6721/
Ghweis6717/
Ng'wii674/
Gwj673/
Ghwich672/
Ngwuih672/
Gwy672/
Gwiszz671/
Ngwaih671/
Gwisch671/
Ng'wai671/
Ghwaid671/
Ngcwyi671/

Gwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻮﻱakwy-

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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 Gwi
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