Guerva Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Guerva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guerva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1201:843,65278,842
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Guerva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guerva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻓﻪ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guerva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Guerva live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 843,652. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Davao Region, where 43 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 28 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 26 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Guerva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Guerva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Guerva surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Guerva Last Name Statistics demography

Guerva earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guervaz924/
Guervas921/
Gerva91109/
Gervas8335,865/
Cuerva832,214/
Gervaz831,045/
Guerba83868/
Gervai83131/
Gervat8367/
Gervay8335/
Gervau8316/
Gervad839/
Guervo837/
Gierva834/
Gherva833/
Querva831/
Gervais7771,124/
Guerbaa771,117/
Cuervas77603/
Ghervas77412/
Guerbai77170/
Guervos77139/
Gervaux77114/
Gervaud7778/
Gerveau7715/
Gervait776/
Guervós775/
Ngervai775/
Gervash774/
Gervach773/
Guerwad771/
Ghuerba771/
Guerbah771/
Guerbau771/
Gervahe771/
Gervaiz771/
Gervast771/
Gervaís771/
Cuervaz771/
Guerwaz771/
Gerba732,264/
Gerua73213/
Gervo7339/
Gerwa7324/
Girva738/
Gervá731/
Gerveaux7142/
Guerbeau7135/
Gervautz7123/
Guerbaai716/
Quervaux711/
Gervaitė711/
Cuervo6749,452/
Gervot67445/
Gierba67160/
Quervo67110/
Gervey6753/
Girvat6750/
Gerbay6744/
Guerbo6738/
Cuerba6738/
Ngerwa6733/
Grevay6731/
Girvaa6728/
Girvau6728/
Gjørva6723/
Gherba6711/
Guirba6711/
Gerbau679/
Gerway678/
Gerbai678/
Gervás678/
Gerbaj678/
Kuervo676/
Gervei673/
Gwerwa673/
Girvas673/
Gwerua672/
Gervou672/
Guirua671/
Kuirva671/
Ngervo671/
Grevea671/
Geruas671/
Gerwad671/
Girvah671/
Girvai671/
Gherua671/
Ghirva671/
Gwervo671/
Guerrbaai671/
Gerbaa671/
Gbirva671/
Gerzua671/
Querba671/
Grevai671/
Guerwo671/
Gérvas671/
Gerveu671/
Gervoi671/
Gierwa671/
Cuerua671/
Grevaj671/

Guerva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guerva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻓﻪkrfh-

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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 Guerva
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