Gurwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gurwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gurwa (486) may also be a first name.

Gurwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurwa (Marathi: गुरव) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurwa is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Gurwa are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gurwa is also the 385,570th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 486 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Gurwa is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 60 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 40 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurwah9124/
Gurway913/
Gaurwa913/
Ghurwa911/
Gourwa911/
Gaurwad835/
Gourway833/
Gurwach831/
Gujrwad831/
Gurwacz831/
Gurba801,752/
Gorwa80610/
Gurwe80565/
Gurva80138/
Gurua80124/
Girwa8068/
Gurwi801/
Gurbai73154/
Gurbaľ7341/
Gurbaj7326/
Gourba7321/
Gurvay7319/
Gaurua7319/
Girwah7317/
Gaurba7313/
Gurwit739/
Gurvas739/
Gorway738/
Gaurva738/
Gurbay736/
Ghirwa735/
Gurweh735/
Gurvaj734/
Gurvai733/
Gourwe732/
Gurwey732/
Ghurwe732/
Gorwai731/
Gourva731/
Gurbaa731/
Gürwoa731/
Gurvat731/
Guruah731/
Ngurua731/
Ghurva731/
Gurwayová717/
Gurwayova711/
Gourvat67157/
Gurwood6727/
Goorwah6726/
Gurwitt6723/
Gorweah6721/
Gurwith6716/
Guruahe674/
Ngurvau673/
Gurwych671/
Gourbai671/
Gurvaya671/
Gurvais671/
Gurvach671/
Ghourba671/
Gurbaľa671/
Gurwesh671/
Ghurbah671/

Gurwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurwa in the Marathi language
गुरवgurava66.67
गुरवाgurava33.33

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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
  • 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 Gurwa
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