Gwarisa Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Gwarisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 104 | 1:148,445 | 18,938 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwarisa (25) may also be a first name.
Gwarisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwarisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwarisa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gwarisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwarisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwarisa is the 1,775,494th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwarisa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwarisa is also the 2,136,160th most common forename throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 148,445. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 54 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 22 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Gwarisa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guarisa | 86 | 61 | / |
| Kwarisa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cwarisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwariso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwarissa | 80 | 154 | / |
| Guarisca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwarishi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwarisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guarise | 71 | 1,623 | / |
| Guariso | 71 | 474 | / |
| Quarisa | 71 | 279 | / |
| Guariza | 71 | 224 | / |
| Guarisi | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kwariza | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kwarisi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwarise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kworissa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Guarusha | 67 | 36 | / |
| Guaregia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Guarisso | 67 | 15 | / |
| Guarisse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guarizza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwaraija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwarijja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guarissi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwareija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggbarisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guarices | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaricha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwarizah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guarrisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwarizza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guarigia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwarisa
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