Gwi Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Gwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gwi (293) may also be a first name.
Gwi Demographics
Average Gwi Salary in
United States
$60,304 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻱ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwi is the 1,101,507th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Gwi reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 293 people.
Gwi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 98 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwai | 86 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwei | 86 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwit | 86 | 252 | / |
| Gwiß | 86 | 66 | / |
| Gwie | 86 | 26 | / |
| Gwih | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwii | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hgwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gkwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwiś | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qgwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwgi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwidt | 75 | 165 | / |
| Gwiss | 75 | 100 | / |
| Gwihs | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gwieh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gwaai | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gweih | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gwaid | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ng'wi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gwisz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ngwih | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gwiea | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gwije | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gwaiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gweid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwihe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwoit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gui | 67 | 477,894 | / |
| Gwa | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Gwe | 67 | 1,807 | / |
| Kwi | 67 | 734 | / |
| Gbi | 67 | 289 | / |
| Gvi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Qwi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Cwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ghwaiz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ghweis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ng'wii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghwich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwiszz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwisch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Gwi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻱ | akwy | - |
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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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