Gwaru Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwaru (18) may also be a first name.

Gwaru Last Name Facts

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

Gwaru is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwaru reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwaru is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Gwaru is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 95 percent live, Mombasa County, where 3 percent live and Kilifi County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Gwaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gwaru surname is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwaru91636/
Gwarau912/
Gwauru911/
Ngqwaru83103/
Gqwarhu838/
Ngwaruh836/
Gqwaaru834/
Qgwarhu831/
Ngwarou831/
Gweru801,061/
Kwaru80412/
Qwaru80259/
Guaru8047/
Gbaru809/
Cwaru806/
Gworu802/
Ngqwarhu773/
Kwarau7371/
Gbarou7318/
Kwareu7313/
Guarut739/
Nqwaru737/
Kgweru737/
Kwarui737/
Kwarus734/
Guarup732/
Guarau732/
Qwarhu731/
Gwaroe731/
Guarou731/
Guearou6711/
Kwayrou6711/
Kwairou676/
Ghbaruh674/
Ghbaruy674/
Guarzou673/
Guarout671/
Ngquaru671/
Nqqwaru671/
Guarrou671/
Guargou671/

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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 Gwaru
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