Gwiya Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Gwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 506 | 1:146,007 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gwiya (13) may also be a first name.
Gwiya Demographics
Average Gwiya Salary in
South Africa
R 67,728
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwiya occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 601,907th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiya reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 146,007. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Gwiya Last Name Statistics demography
Gwiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.5% less than the national average, earning R 67,728 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwiyah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guiya | 80 | 2,690 | / |
| Gwija | 80 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwaya | 80 | 981 | / |
| Gwiyo | 80 | 699 | / |
| Gweya | 80 | 440 | / |
| Kwiya | 80 | 404 | / |
| Gbiya | 80 | 76 | / |
| Gwiea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwuya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gweia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gviyah | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gwayah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gqweya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghuiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbiyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwuiyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwuya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwayas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Gwaa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngqweya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwayaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwehya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwayaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngweeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuiyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 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 Gwiya
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