Gwirize Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwirize Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwirize Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Gwirize Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwirize is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwirize? popularity and diffusion

Gwirize is the 734,496th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name Gwirize occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwirize reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwiriza861,058/
Gwirise861/
Guirize861/
Nkwirize8062/
Gwirizha8015/
Gwiridza802/
Kwiriza719/
Guerize712/
Gwiritsa67157/
Guerrize6716/
Gwirisha679/
Guiriche672/
Guirisse671/

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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
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  • 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 Gwirize
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