Guruvan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Guruvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guruvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908

Guruvan (39) may also be a first name.

Guruvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guruvan (Hindi: गुरूवन, Marathi: गुरुवन) is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guruvan? popularity and diffusion

Guruvan is the 3,228,735th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Guruvan are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Guruvan is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 39 people.

The last name Guruvan is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 95 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent are found and Malaysia, where 22 percent are found.

Guruvan Last Name Statistics demography

Guruvan earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning R 229,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Guruvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guruvan in the Marathi language
गुरुवनguruvana50
गुरूवनguruvana25
रावणravana25
Guruvan in the Hindi language
गुरूवनguruvana33.33
गुरुवांguruvam33.33
गुरूवानguruvana33.33

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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 Guruvan
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