Gurow Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Gurow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Gürow (1) are calculated separately.

Gurow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurow (Marathi: गुरोव) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gürow. For other potential spellings of Gurow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 587,571st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gurow live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Gurow is most common in Somalia, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Aside from Somalia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Gurow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gurow last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Gurow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürow931/
Gurowa917/
Gurrow913/
Gaurow912/
Gourow910/
Gutrow910/
Gurzow910/
Guthrow8348/
Gurowth831/
Gourgow830/
Gurov8016,759/
Guraw80345/
Gorow8048/
Girow8013/
Gurof806/
Gouthrow771/
Gurova7316,595/
Gourob73452/
Gurgov73286/
Gutrov73184/
Gorowa73139/
Gauraw73133/
Gorrow73118/
Gurovs7370/
Guroff7352/
Guroev7348/
Gourov7346/
Gurzov7346/
Gureuw7327/
Gaurov7324/
Gouraw7314/
Girhow7312/
Ghirow7311/
Ghuraw737/
Gusrov734/
Gorzow732/
Nguraw731/
Ghuruw731/
Gaurob731/
Gurgova67121/
Gaurgov6725/
Guttrof6711/
Gourova6711/
Gaurova6710/
Gouroff679/
Gurzhov679/
Ghoorow678/
Gaurgof673/
Gutrovs671/
Gurrouf671/
Gurgoff671/

Gurow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurow in the Marathi language
गुरोवgurova-

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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
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  • 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 Gurow
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