Gyau Surname
Approximately 7,796 people bear this surname
Gyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 7,620 | 1:3,546 | 524 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Gyau (1,083) may also be a first name.
Gyau Demographics
Average Gyau Salary in
United States
$46,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gyau (Hindi: ज्ञानू) occurs most in Ghana. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gyau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 64,209th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 934,780 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gyau live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 242,643rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,083 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 7,620 people, or 1 in 3,546. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gyau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gyau surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.
Gyau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gya | 86 | 564 | / |
| Gyu | 86 | 66 | / |
| Gyah | 75 | 56 | / |
| Gyaa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Gyai | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gyaj | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gyia | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gyuu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gyuh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gyou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dgya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gyya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tgya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyoja | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gyaya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gyaah | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gyaja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gyayo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gyuyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gyayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gyuio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gyaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyujo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyuya | 67 | 1 | / |
Gyau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gyau in the Hindi language | ||
| ज्ञानू | jnanu | - |
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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 Gyau
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