Guerewe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Guerewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Guerewe 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
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Guerewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guerewe is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guerewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Guerewe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Guerewe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Guerewe is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Fatick Region, where 50 percent live and Tambacounda Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Senegal it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 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
Gerewe9219/
Gerewei8641/
Guereve865/
Ngerewe861/
Guerreve801/
Gerewa7728/
Gerebe775/
Gereve771/
Gereway71261/
Guerive7111/
Ghereve718/
Gereawy711/
Gereabe711/
Gerivee711/
Gerevets674/
Guerrive673/
Gerzeeva671/
Gereaves671/
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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 Guerewe
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