Garwi Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Garwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6541:23,6063,572
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Garwi (93) may also be a first name.

Garwi Last Name Facts

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

Garwi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 482,629th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. Garwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Garwi live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 93 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 23,606. In Zimbabwe Garwi is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 69 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharwi91240/
Garwei9112/
Garwai9112/
Garwie911/
Garwui911/
Garwich8320/
Garwaai831/
Garwish830/
Garbi802,925/
Garwe801,708/
Garvi801,335/
Garwa80339/
Garui80130/
Gerwi8012/
Garwy802/
Gorwi801/
Garwisch771/
Gharbi7348,605/
Gharui7342,659/
Garway733,909/
Garvie732,566/
Garvis73670/
Garbui73162/
Garbai73161/
Garwee7394/
Gherwi7325/
Garwha7322/
Garwer7319/
Gaurvi7315/
Garvit7313/
Gorwit739/
Garwes739/
Garvai739/
Garvoi738/
Garviz738/
Garbhi737/
Garweh737/
Garhwa737/
Gharvi736/
Garwey735/
Garboi734/
Garwea733/
Garbei733/
Gaurwa733/
Garvio732/
Hgarbi732/
Gharwa732/
Ngarui732/
Garwej731/
Garviy731/
Garuhi731/
Garvii731/
Garrbi731/
Garwaj731/
Gorwai731/
Garwue731/
Gaarui731/
Garwoy731/
Garvui731/
Garuit731/
Gorwoi731/
Garvei730/
Garvid730/
Garvich67161/
Garvais6797/
Garweah6716/
Garvish6715/
Garvitt676/
Garwhea676/
Gharbii674/
Garrway674/
Gharbai673/
Gorwich673/
Gharhui673/
Gorwaiz673/
Garwett673/
Ghaarbi672/
Gharbhi671/
Ghharbi671/
Garwysh671/
Garvois671/
Gharbui671/
Ngarwee671/
Garwayp671/
Garwheh671/
Gaharbi671/
Ngorwei671/
Gharrui671/
Ggharbi671/
Garviss670/
Garrvis670/

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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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  • 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 Garwi
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