Gawiri Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gawiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaawiri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gachwiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gabiri | 83 | 445 | / |
| Gaviri | 83 | 98 | / |
| Gawira | 83 | 38 | / |
| Gawire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawuri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaibiri | 77 | 145 | / |
| Gavirio | 77 | 130 | / |
| Gahwire | 77 | 48 | / |
| Gaeviri | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gavhiri | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gavitri | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gabirhi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gobairi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawoire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaweire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngawire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavirit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawheri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavirih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawesri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gachuiri | 71 | 610 | / |
| Gahweire | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gaijwire | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gawgojri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngajwire | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngahwire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gahwaire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gavithri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goubairi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngahweri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaahwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaabeiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghowairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawairay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavirich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawera | 67 | 655 | / |
| Gaichuiri | 67 | 391 | / |
| Gavuri | 67 | 143 | / |
| Gobiri | 67 | 116 | / |
| Gaberi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gabire | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gavire | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gaveri | 67 | 23 | / |
| Goviri | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gawere | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goweri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngahweire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaavithri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahwaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaviry | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gawiri
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