Girwana Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Girwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Girwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girwana is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Girwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girwana is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Girwana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Girwana is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 90 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irwana921,754/
Sirwana8678/
Hirwana8622/
Irwanah8613/
Irwanas8613/
Girbana861/
Girwayne803/
Sirhwana802/
Chirwana801/
Gerwanga801/
Girvanea801/
Ghirwani801/
Irvana77617/
Erwana77340/
Irwano7710/
Irbana771/
Iruana771/
Gurvana71391/
Herwana71309/
Irvanna71100/
Girbane7130/
Serwana7117/
Erwanad7116/
Sirvana7113/
Iruanga7112/
Erwanah719/
Gerwani713/
Cirvana712/
Gervana712/
Girvena712/
Irbanna711/
Siruana711/
Guruana711/
Sirwanei67118/
Sairwona6735/
Herwanah676/
Sirvaina674/
Gurvanna674/
Srewanna674/
Guerwane673/
Gerwayne672/
Guruanna672/
Ghirbani671/
Iruhanga671/
Hiruanea671/
Iorhuana671/
Girbhane671/
Airevana671/
Chiruana671/

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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 Girwana
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