Gurwe Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gurwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5511:28,0194,309
India91:85,229,487684,495
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gurwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 561,353rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gurwe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 28,019. In Zimbabwe Gurwe is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Gurwe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurweh915/
Gourwe912/
Gurwey912/
Ghurwe912/
Gurw896/
Gurwesh831/
Gurve801,590/
Gurbe80187/
Gorwe80177/
Gurwa809/
Gaurw803/
Gurwi801/
Gurwh801/
Gurweicz772/
Gurvey73124/
Ghurve7380/
Gourve7324/
Gourbe7319/
Gurbey7318/
Gaurve7316/
Girwee7313/
Gurwit739/
Gurves734/
Gaurwa733/
Gurway733/
Ghurbe732/
Ghorwe732/
Gurhue731/
Ngurue731/
Ghurwa731/
Gurver731/
Gorwee731/
Gourwa731/
Girwey731/
Gurued731/
Guruie731/
Gurved731/
Gurvie730/
Gorwey730/
Gurbee730/
Gutrue730/
Gaurue730/
Gourves67678/
Gourvez6776/
Gurwitt6723/
Gorweah6721/
Gurwith6716/
Gurvets676/
Gurveer675/
Gourway673/
Gurbhej673/
Guthrue671/
Ngourve671/
Gurvett671/
Gurwych671/
Gourbey670/

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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 Gurwe
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