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
Gwiriza is most common in Malawi. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiriza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwiriza is the 345,892nd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. The surname Gwiriza is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiriza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gwiriza is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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