Gurwe Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Gurwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 551 | 1:28,019 | 4,309 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurweh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gourwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gurwey | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ghurwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gurw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Gurwesh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gurve | 80 | 1,590 | / |
| Gurbe | 80 | 187 | / |
| Gorwe | 80 | 177 | / |
| Gurwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gaurw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gurwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurwh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurweicz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gurvey | 73 | 124 | / |
| Ghurve | 73 | 80 | / |
| Gourve | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gourbe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Gurbey | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gaurve | 73 | 16 | / |
| Girwee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gurwit | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gurves | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaurwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gurway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghurbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghorwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurhue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngurue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghurwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurued | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guruie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurved | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurvie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gorwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gurbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gutrue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gaurue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gourves | 67 | 678 | / |
| Gourvez | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gurwitt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gorweah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gurwith | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gurvets | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gurveer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gourway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gurbhej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guthrue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngourve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurvett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurwych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gurwe
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