Gwiriza Surname
Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname
Gwiriza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gwiriza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwiriza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwiriza is most common in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gwiriza.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiriza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 345,892nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiriza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwirizha | 93 | 15 | / |
| Gwiridza | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gwirize | 86 | 394 | / |
| Guiriza | 86 | 44 | / |
| Kwiriza | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gwiritsa | 80 | 157 | / |
| Gwirisha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nkwiriza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwereza | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwirisa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Quiriza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gueriza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuiriza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guirize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guirisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guirija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guireza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwireza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweriza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwirise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweredza | 67 | 298 | / |
| Nkwirize | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ngwerisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kw'ireza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwerudza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiridja | 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 Gwiriza
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