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

The surname Garwi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garwi is the 482,629th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Garwi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Garwi is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 93 people.

Garwi is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 23,606. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 69 percent live, Harare Province, where 13 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

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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