Girew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Girew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Girew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﺮﻳﻮ, Hindi: गिरेवा) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Girew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Girew reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irew891/
Girev80562/
Gerew80148/
Eirew8032/
Ireuw8031/
Ireew8016/
Gireb8015/
Sirew806/
Iorew804/
Giref804/
Gurew802/
Gireev731,378/
Gireva73584/
Giriev7364/
Jairew7348/
Gereuw7343/
Gureuw7327/
Guerew7324/
Gerewe7319/
Gjreew7312/
Guriew7311/
Gireff731/
Gherew731/
Gureew731/
Gurrew730/
Girzhev6735/
Girgeev6721/
Jrew6717/
Girv6715/
Zhgirev678/
Girf676/
Jitreaw674/
Gerw674/
Erew674/
Ireb673/
Ghireva672/
Jirw672/
Srew671/
Yrew671/
Girb671/
Khairew671/
Irev671/
Jirhews671/
Ghaireb671/
Zaireaw671/
Chairew671/
Jaireaw671/
Iriw671/
Irjw671/

Girew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﺮﻳﻮaljryw-
Girew in the Hindi language
गिरेवाgireva-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Girew
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