Gwariwa Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Gwariwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwariwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwariwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwariwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwariwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwariwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,497,948th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Gwariwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwariwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwariwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 42 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwariwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kwariwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gwariva | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gwariba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gwaruwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwariwai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gbarihwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gbearihwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guariba | 71 | 54 | / |
| Kwariva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gwareva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kwariwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gwaruva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kwariba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gwaribe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaruwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guariva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwerewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gvarieva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guaraiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quarriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guareba | 57 | 8 | / |
| Kwaribo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Guarebi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Guaribe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Quariva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kworiba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gbaribo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwaribe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwareva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuheriwa | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kgwarebe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Guaribou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Guaribeh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cuhariova | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Gwariwa
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