Guriras Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Guriras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guriras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia9401:2,563409
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guriras Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Guriras? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,680th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guriras reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Guriras is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 940 people, or 1 in 2,563. In Namibia Guriras is primarily concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 37 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 26 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia Guriras exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurira92650/
Uriras921/
Ngurira8612/
Gourira863/
Huriras863/
Guraira861/
Gurhira861/
Gurirai861/
Gurirah861/
Gurriera8010/
Gurhirha804/
Ngureira801/
Gouriraj801/
Gauriraj801/
Guriro77297/
Gurera7776/
Gorira774/
Oriras771/
Gauhriraj753/
Utreras714,437/
Gurrera71843/
Gurerra7135/
Guuriro7132/
Urirose711/
Nguriro711/
Goriraj711/
Gureiro711/
Gurréra711/
Gutrera711/
Gurreiro6723/
Gurriero6717/
Gusreray6710/
Hutreras672/
Gorreira672/
Uitreras671/
Gutrerra671/

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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 Guriras
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