Gwiriri Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwiriri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwiriri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3231:47,7967,327
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwiriri Last Name Facts

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

Gwiriri occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwiriri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwiriri is the 842,714th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwiriri reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 47,796. In Zimbabwe Gwiriri is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 77 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Gwiriri is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwirire8613/
Kwiriri861/
Kwirirai80445/
Quiriri711,578/
Kwirira71152/
Gueriri7130/
Kwirire7126/
Guirire713/
Guirreri67178/
Gverieri6750/
Guerriri6720/
Guiriray675/
Kwairira672/
Guoirire671/

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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 Gwiriri
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