Garwuo Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Garwuo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garwuo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1551:28,4422,752
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Garwuo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garwuo is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garwuo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garwuo is the 1,398,030th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Garwuo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 28,442. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 79 percent live, Montserrado County, where 17 percent live and Margibi County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Liberia Garwuo is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garwo91701/
Garuo916/
Garwoh8313/
Garwou836/
Garvuo835/
Garwod833/
Garbuo832/
Garwwo831/
Garwua831/
Garuho831/
Garwoy831/
Gharwoh7739/
Gairuop771/
Hgarwoh771/
Garbo7312,925/
Garwa73339/
Garua73124/
Garvo7321/
Gorwo737/
Goruo733/
Garwwood711/
Gasrwood710/
Garrwood710/
Gharbo67240/
Garwah67159/
Garbou67117/
Garrua6772/
Ngarua6731/
Garwad6730/
Garwha6722/
Gorwho6721/
Gaurua6719/
Garboo6711/
Garuah6711/
Garvos679/
Garvoi678/
Garhwa677/
Garboi674/
Gaurwa673/
Garvoa673/
Gharwa672/
Garwat672/
Garvou672/
Garuad672/
Gaarbo671/
Gierwo671/
Garboy671/
Garvoh671/
Garboh671/
Gorwoi671/
Garwaz671/
Gorwou671/
Gorwoh671/
Ghoruo671/

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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 Garwuo
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