Gawiri Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gawiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gawiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawiri is found most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawiri is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gawiri live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Gawiri is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 50 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 50 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaawiri921/
Gachwiri861/
Gabiri83445/
Gaviri8398/
Gawira8338/
Gawire831/
Gawuri831/
Gaibiri77145/
Gavirio77130/
Gahwire7748/
Gaeviri7711/
Gavhiri777/
Gavitri776/
Gabirhi774/
Gobairi774/
Gawoire772/
Gaweire772/
Ngawire771/
Gavirit771/
Gawheri771/
Gavirih771/
Gawesri771/
Gachuiri71610/
Gahweire719/
Gaijwire716/
Gawgojri715/
Ngajwire715/
Ngahwire713/
Gahwaire713/
Gavithri713/
Goubairi712/
Ngahweri711/
Gaahwire711/
Gaabeiri711/
Ghowairi711/
Gawairay711/
Gavirich711/
Gawera67655/
Gaichuiri67391/
Gavuri67143/
Gobiri67116/
Gaberi6765/
Gabire6754/
Gavire6753/
Gaveri6723/
Goviri6720/
Gawere6710/
Goweri675/
Ngahweire673/
Gawure671/
Gowire671/
Gowira671/
Gowuri671/
Gaavithri671/
Ngahwaire671/
Gaviry671/

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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 Gawiri
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