Guruve Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Guruve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guruve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
India131:59,005,029552,550

Guruve Last Name Facts

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

Guruve (Marathi: गुरुवे) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Guruve.

How Common Is The Last Name Guruve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,441,361st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Guruve occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Guruve reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 113,516. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Guruve exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguruve921,309/
Guruvesh862/
Gurube83120/
Guruwe8334/
Guruvi8318/
Gurive831/
Euruve831/
Huruve831/
Nguruwe772,002/
Ngurube77470/
Guruvai777/
Gurubes772/
Goruvey771/
Urube73511/
Uruwe7316/
Oruve7315/
Uruvi7312/
Uruva7311/
Uruvy732/
Guruvich7130/
Gurubett7113/
Guruvaya716/
Ngurubhe711/
Gourouva711/
Ghoruvie711/
Huruva67497/
Huruwe67153/
Guruba67127/
Hurube67104/
Huruvi6797/
Gurubi6790/
Guruwa6788/
Gurivi6780/
Oruvee6713/
Uruhue6710/
Gorube675/
Girive675/
Urubeh674/
Urubey673/
Guruwi671/
Urujva671/
Eurube671/
Urhuvi671/

Guruve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guruve in the Marathi language
गुरुवेguruve54.55
गुडवेgudave18.18
गुरूवेguruve18.18
गुरुवाguruva9.09

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guruve
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