Gawie Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gawie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077

Gawie (1,193) may also be a first name.

Gawie Last Name Facts

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

Gawie is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gawie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 930,678th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gawie are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gawie is also the 229,461st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 1,193 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 231,529. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 56 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Gawie Last Name Statistics demography

Gawie earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning R 154,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawier911/
Gawe894,744/
Gawi894,063/
Gaie891,169/
Gawiesh83187/
Gaywieh831/
Ghawi809,067/
Gawai806,663/
Gaied801,225/
Gowie80758/
Gavie80356/
Gagie80345/
Gabie80296/
Gaiwe80276/
Gaihe80231/
Gaibe8073/
Gawei8067/
Gauwi8059/
Gaies8057/
Gawey8050/
Gayie8046/
Ghawe8039/
Ghaie8037/
Gauwe8035/
Gawee8032/
Gaiee8029/
Gajie8021/
Gahwi8017/
Gaive8015/
Ngaie8014/
Gawwi8012/
Gaweh8010/
Gawoi809/
Gaiwi809/
Gajwe808/
Gaawe807/
Kgawe806/
Gawiy805/
Gaieș804/
Gawez803/
Gawue803/
Gaieh802/
Gawea802/
Gawwe802/
Gawii802/
Gaije801/
Gaiet801/
Gawej801/
Gawje801/
Ggawe801/
Gaiue801/
Gawhi801/
Gewie801/
Gahwe800/
Ngaweihe773/
Gai75366,958/
Gae754,170/
Gawith73765/
Ghawji73491/
Gavier73365/
Gowied73339/
Gaibie73208/
Gaibee73142/
Gawich73124/
Goewie73106/
Gawitt7385/
Kgauwe7358/
Ghgawi7337/
Ghaije7334/
Ngaweh7332/
Gayweh7331/
Gaywai7322/
Gaiech7322/
Gaivez7320/
Ghaweh7318/
Nghawe7317/
Gaywee7317/
Gaweye7315/
Ghaibe7314/
Gauwai7314/
Ghaiee7313/
Nggawi7313/
Gaieth7310/
Ngaihe738/
Gaweya738/
Gouwie738/
Gabieh738/
Gavies736/
Gaubie736/
Gaiess736/
Gaweys735/
Gaiwee735/
Gauwer735/
Gaiwai734/
Gahwed734/
Gaweet733/
Gaibei733/
Ghawai733/
Gavije732/
Gawett732/
Gaywea732/
Gaugie732/
Gawais732/
Gabhie732/
Gauwep732/
Gaajwe731/
Gawyer731/
Gaiwes731/
Gajbie731/
Ghawhe731/
Gaibeh731/
Gawhea731/
Gaiver731/
Ngowie731/
Ngavie731/
Ngawue731/
Ngawyi731/
Ngaywe731/
Gawiua731/
Gauwit731/
Ghaies731/
Ghawih731/
Gahawe731/
Gaewai731/
Gaives731/
Gaiwei731/
Gaiveu731/
Gahawi731/
Gaviez731/
Ngauwe731/
Ghaiet731/
Ghauwi731/
Ngawei731/
Gaweis731/
Gawjai731/
Ghagie731/
Gaibey730/
Gaswiy730/
Gaewey730/
Gaye67197,727/
Ngai6742,263/
Gaji6730,349/
Ghai6715,409/
Gaia6713,499/
Gabi6710,683/
Gaid679,023/
Gaio678,551/
Gavi677,256/
Gabe676,989/
Gaje676,414/
Gawa674,733/
Gayi673,424/
Gije672,677/
Gowe672,469/
Gave672,454/
Gais671,397/
Gait671,195/
Gaiz671,047/
Gewe67986/
Gaiu67647/
Goie67526/
Giye67352/
Gowi67307/
Gawy67211/
Gewi67208/
Gaai67119/
Gaić67118/
Gaip67101/
Ghae6777/
Gaywhea6775/
Gaii6774/
Gaih6772/
Giea6755/
Göwe6754/
Giej6753/
Gaue6732/
Ghahieh6722/
Gaiy6719/
Gaiß6719/
Kgai6719/
Giie6716/
Gaywish6714/
Giey6714/
Gaij6711/
Geesaie677/
Gaiwheh677/
Geie677/
Hgae676/
Gaweash675/
Gajbihe675/
Gaweish675/
Gawwesh674/
Ghaibee673/
Gajbhie672/
Ghaweeh672/
Qgai672/
Gaewjai672/
Kgae672/
Gyie672/
Nggaiwe671/
Gayweah671/
Gaywith671/
Gauwetz671/
Gaiwith671/
Gayweai671/
Ggai671/
N'Gowie671/
Gaywech671/
Gawè671/
Gawé671/
Gawê671/
Gaouhie671/
Gashwai671/
Ghagieh671/
Ghavieh671/
Ghaweye671/
Gabaiye671/
Gaivher671/
Gaià671/
Gaiá671/
Gaiş671/
Gaiș671/
Ghaieht671/
Gaswiht671/
Cgae671/
Gawesch671/
Gaewiay671/
Ghawish671/
Gaviett670/
Gaivett670/
Gaswith670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawie
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