Goorwappa Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Goorwappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Goorwappa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius981:13,1982,816
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Goorwappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goorwappa is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goorwappa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goorwappa is the 1,718,748th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Goorwappa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Goorwappa is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 13,198. In Mauritius Goorwappa is most common in: Flacq District, where 66 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 33 percent live and Rivière Noire District, where 1 percent live. Not including Mauritius it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwapa8016/
Gorbapa751/
Guruappa712/
Gurvappa711/
Arwapai6312/
Garbapa634/
Arvappa631/
Arwapo536/
Arvapa533/
Oruapo531/
Orwopo531/
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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 Goorwappa
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