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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goruwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goruwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Goruwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Goruwa is most numerous in: Plateau, where 90 percent live, Kaduna, where 3 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
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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