Gworo Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gworo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gworo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gworo (11) may also be a first name.

Gworo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gworo occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gworo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gworo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Gworo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Gworo is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 97 percent live, Kericho County, where 2 percent live and Kisumu County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngworo914/
Gworot911/
Gworzo911/
Gworrot831/
Gwaro803,694/
Gboro801,424/
Gwero8021/
Guoro8013/
Kworo808/
Gwora803/
Gwuro801/
Gborou73132/
Ngwuro7315/
Gborho739/
Kworou735/
Gweero735/
Guorou734/
Gwoira734/
Nkworo733/
Gbouro732/
Gboroy732/
Gwauro732/
Gqwaro731/
Gboroo731/
Gwaroh731/
Ggwaro731/
Gboyro731/
Gbojro731/
Kworoi731/
Gborro731/
Gboiro731/
Gbooro731/
Gwarro731/
Gbourou6733/
Gouhoro679/
Guhoroy673/
Ngqwaro671/
Gborouh671/
Gboorou671/
Ngwarro671/
Ngwarou671/

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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 Gworo
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