Gorwe Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gorwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1561:98,96313,970
India181:42,614,743461,117
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gorwe (18) may also be a first name.

Gorwe Last Name Facts

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

Gorwe (Marathi: गोरवे) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gorwe live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gorwe is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally It is held by 18 people.

The last name Gorwe is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 98,963. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorweh9127/
Ghorwe912/
Gourwe912/
Gorwee911/
Gorwey910/
Gorw894/
Gorweah8321/
Ghorwet831/
Ngorwei831/
Garwe801,708/
Gorwa80610/
Gorbe80589/
Gurwe80565/
Gerwe80466/
Gorve80248/
Gorue802/
Gorwi801/
Gorweitz771/
Gorbea732,086/
Gorbey73304/
Gorbei73176/
Garwee7394/
Gorvie7368/
Gorvea7357/
Gorver7357/
Ghorue7336/
Gourve7324/
Garwer7319/
Gourbe7319/
Gorbee7314/
Garwei7312/
Garwes739/
Gorwit739/
Gorway738/
Goorve737/
Garweh737/
Gorveh735/
Gurweh735/
Gorves735/
Gorbej735/
Garwey735/
Gorvet734/
Ghorve733/
Garwea733/
Gorvey733/
Gurwey732/
Ghurwe732/
Gorwai731/
Garwej731/
Ghorbe731/
Garwue731/
Gorwoi731/
Gerwee731/
Gohrwa731/
Garwie731/
Gourwa731/
Gorues730/
Gotrue730/
Goerve730/
Gourves67678/
Gorvett67374/
Ghorveh67213/
Gourvez6776/
Goorvee6740/
Ghorvei6733/
Ghorbee6720/
Ghorueh6717/
Garweah6716/
Garw679/
Garwhea676/
Ghoroue674/
Garwett673/
Gorwaiz673/
Gorwich673/
Gourway673/
Ghorvee672/
Gurwesh671/
Ngarwee671/
Garwheh671/
Goruett671/
Gorouhe671/
Ngourve671/
Gothrue670/
Gourbey670/
Goervey670/

Gorwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorwe in the Marathi language
गोरवेgorave-

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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
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  • 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 Gorwe
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