Gerwi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Gerwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya91:693,7751,982
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gerwi (50) may also be a first name.

Gerwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerwi is found in Libya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwi? popularity and diffusion

Gerwi is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Gerwi is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gerwi are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Gerwi is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 50 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 693,775. Not including Libya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gherwi9125/
Gerwitt834/
Gerbi805,887/
Garwi80690/
Gerwe80466/
Girwi80372/
Gervi8050/
Gerwa8024/
Serwi8014/
Grewi806/
Gerui806/
Jerwi805/
Gerwy802/
Gorwi801/
Zerwi801/
Gerwisch7715/
Gervis73570/
Gharwi73240/
Gervai73131/
Djerwi7388/
Serwei7318/
Garwai7312/
Garwei7312/
Gerbei7312/
Gervie739/
Gerbai738/
Gerway738/
Gerviz737/
Girwis734/
Gerțui734/
Gervit733/
Gervei733/
Gerrbi733/
Girwid733/
Geruiz732/
Zerwit732/
Zeerwi732/
Serwij731/
Gerwee731/
Garwie731/
Gorwai731/
Guervi731/
Gerzui731/
Guerwe731/
Guerui731/
Gervoi731/
Gorwoi731/
Garwui731/
Serwai731/
Zerwie731/
Gerbiy731/
Gierwa731/
Dgerbi731/
Ghrewi731/
Gehrbi731/
Gerwet730/
Geruis730/
Grewei730/
Zerwis730/
Gervais6771,124/
Gervois67944/
Gervich67109/
Gerviss6715/
Gerveis677/
Gervait676/
Ngervai675/
Gervaia674/
Gherbei672/
Gueruiz671/
Gerwher671/
Gerwajs671/
Ggherbi671/
Gerouhi671/
Gherbij671/
Garwaai671/
Zerwich671/
Gheirbi671/
Gherrbi671/
Gherbui671/
Girewai671/
Guirwai671/
Guerwed671/
Gervaiz671/
Gerwehr671/
Gervish670/

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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 Gerwi
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