Gyawu Surname

124,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gyawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,6021:7,5021,010
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England131:4,286,005132,302
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gyawu (342) may also be a first name.

Gyawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyawu is most common in Ghana. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 124,005th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,981,388 people. The last name Gyawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gyawu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gyawu is also the 472,030th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 342 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 3,602 people, or 1 in 7,502. Beside Ghana it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gyawu Last Name Statistics demography

Gyawu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyau897,796/
Gywu891/
Gyewu80422/
Gyawa80244/
Gyawo8015/
Geywu803/
Gyhwu801/
Gya75564/
Gyu7566/
Gyawaa731/
Gyawea731/
Geya6716,872/
Gywa67218/
Gyah6756/
Geyu6749/
Gaiyabu6723/
Gyaa6722/
Nggeawu6719/
Gyau-Awuah6717/
Gyue6716/
Gyai6714/
Gyia6712/
Gyuu679/
Wgya678/
Gyuh676/
Gyeu673/
Gayyabu673/
Gyua673/
Gyou672/
Gywo671/
Gyyu671/
Geyayou671/
Gyuo671/
Gyiuwyu671/
Gyui671/
Gyiu671/
Gyuy671/
Gyya671/
Gyay671/
Gyao671/
Gywe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gyawu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis