Goruwa Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Goruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Goruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goruwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goruwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Goruwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Goruwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 90 percent are found, Kaduna, where 3 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorouwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Goruwai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gourouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goruva | 83 | 144 | / |
| Garuwa | 83 | 132 | / |
| Guruwa | 83 | 88 | / |
| Goruba | 83 | 59 | / |
| Geruwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Goruwo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Goriwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Goroway | 77 | 39 | / |
| Gorouba | 77 | 12 | / |
| Guruhwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Goriwai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gorueva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gorubai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghoruwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgoruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goruvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguruwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guruway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guruwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gourubai | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gourouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngarauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourouva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garuba | 67 | 65,641 | / |
| Goriva | 67 | 131 | / |
| Guruba | 67 | 127 | / |
| Guruva | 67 | 126 | / |
| Guruwo | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gariwa | 67 | 102 | / |
| Guruwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gorowe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gorowy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Garuva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gorube | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garuwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gorowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouroubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guruwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goruve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goruwa
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