Garwey Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Garwey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garwey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Garwey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garwey is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garwey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Garwey is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Garwey live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bomi County, where 50 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Ghana, where 20 percent are found.

Garwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garwey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garwey surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garwe911,708/
Garwy912/
Ngarweye861/
Garvey8328,122/
Garway833,909/
Garbey831,597/
Garwee8394/
Garwer8319/
Garwei8312/
Garwes839/
Garweh837/
Garuey833/
Garwea833/
Garwoy831/
Garwue831/
Garwie831/
Garwej831/
Gorwey830/
Garwaye7770/
Garweah7716/
Garbeye779/
Garwhea776/
Garrway774/
Cgarvey773/
Garwett773/
Garwysh771/
Gairvey771/
Ngarwee771/
Garwayp771/
Garwheh771/
Garbawe771/
Garwiye771/
Gahruey770/
Garrvey770/
Garbe7310,759/
Garby73873/
Garwi73690/
Gerwe73466/
Garve73466/
Garwa73339/
Gorwe73177/
Garvy73130/
Garue7346/
Gerwy732/
Gharbeya71126/
Gharbawe711/
Gharbeye711/
Garwhedh711/
Garwayou711/
Gahairwe711/
Garver676,288/
Garvie672,566/
Garbay671,731/
Gharve67640/
Garbea67571/
Gharby67501/
Garbee67496/
Garvez67475/
Garves67331/
Gorbey67304/
Gharwi67240/
Garbhe67172/
Garwah67159/
Garvet6787/
Gervey6753/
Garwad6730/
Gorweh6727/
Garvue6722/
Garwha6722/
Garuet6720/
Garbeľ6717/
Gaurve6716/
Garwai6712/
Garvay6710/
Gorway678/
Gerway678/
Garhwa677/
Garvea677/
Garwou676/
Garvoe676/
Gharue675/
Gharbe674/
Gorvey673/
Gaurwa673/
Garbei673/
Gharvy673/
Gairve672/
Garuer672/
Garvye672/
Gourwe672/
Garwat672/
Gharwa672/
Ghorwe672/
Gaarve671/
Garues671/
Garved671/
Garvee671/
Garviy671/
Garrue671/
Gorwee671/
Garwui671/
Garwaz671/
Garwua671/
Garboy671/
Garwaj671/
Gerwee671/
Gharbawee671/
Gharbeyah671/
Garbej671/
Garbuy671/
Gaurue670/
Garvei670/

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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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  • 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 Garwey
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