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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawiri is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 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.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Gawiri is most common in: Meru County, where 50 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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