Gurenje Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gurenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2401:64,3269,676
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gurenje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurenje is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurenje? popularity and diffusion

Gurenje is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Gurenje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gurenje are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Gurenje is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 64,326. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent are found, Harare Province, where 43 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 0 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urenje9221/
Gurene9217/
Gourene86131/
Gurener866/
Gorenje863/
Gureene861/
Gurenye861/
Guranje861/
Goureine804/
Gurensey803/
Guranjee801/
Gurrence801/
Gauriene801/
Gutrenez801/
Gureni7734/
Urenye7733/
Gorene7712/
Gureny777/
Orenje773/
Urenge772/
Gurena772/
Ghournjeh751/
Gourindje751/
Gurzhenea750/
Giranje71736/
Gorence71159/
Goreine7185/
Aurenge7143/
Guhrenz7117/
Guranji718/
Goriene714/
Girinje714/
Gurzeni714/
Gorenji712/
Gaureni712/
Gurensi711/
Guremse711/
Gurensy711/
Gurieni711/
Gurinee711/
Gorinje711/
Urenjhi711/
Guhrens711/
Gurenza711/
Gureini711/
Gourens710/
Gurrens710/
Gurensoy6722/
Gurns6720/
Gurenich679/
Gureń677/
Gorenche673/
Gorrence672/
Aurenier671/
Gurenysh671/
Gurensui671/

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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 Gurenje
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