Gurjishvili Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Gurjishvili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 243 | 1:15,414 | 3,092 |
| Abkhazia | 6 | 1:40,478 | 2,603 |
| South Ossetia | 4 | 1:13,358 | 1,000 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gurjishvili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurjishvili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurjishvili (Georgian: გურჯიშვილი) has its highest incidence in Georgia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gurjishvili.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurjishvili? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,001,271st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gurjishvili live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The surname Gurjishvili is most frequently used in Georgia, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 15,414. In Georgia it is primarily concentrated in: Shida Kartli, where 42 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 23 percent reside and Mtskheta-Mtianeti, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Georgia Gurjishvili exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 2 percent reside and South Ossetia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurcishvili | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gurdzishvili | 87 | 65 | / |
| Gurdzhishvili | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gurievilli | 76 | 1 | / |
Gurjishvili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurjishvili in the Georgian language | ||
| გურჯიშვილი | gurjishvili | - |
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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 Gurjishvili
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