Kurwa Surname

154,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kurwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7021:31,1063,684
Zimbabwe4841:31,8974,928
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
India2201:3,486,66199,274
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
England131:4,286,005132,302
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Kurwa (9,468) may also be a first name.

Kurwa Last Name Facts

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

Kurwa (Marathi: कुरवा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kurwa is the 154,965th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,574,195 people. Kurwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kurwa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kurwa is also the 63,559th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 9,468 people.

The last name Kurwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,702 people, or 1 in 31,106. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 42 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Kurwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kurwa surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

Kurwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% more than the national average, earning $67,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaurwa9163/
Kurwai9150/
Kuirwa9122/
Kourwa919/
Kurwah916/
Kurwad913/
Kurzwa913/
Kurwaa912/
Kurwua911/
Kurwaj911/
Kurhwa911/
Kahurwa8372/
Kourwad8314/
Kaurwat838/
Kaurwad835/
Kurwaha834/
Khurwad834/
Kkurwaa831/
Khuerwa831/
Kurwath831/
Kurwacz831/
Kirwa8022,819/
Kurva8016,657/
Korwa806,932/
Kurua80769/
Kurwo8047/
Kurwe8044/
Kurwi8020/
Curwa802/
Kirway734,371/
Kaurua73167/
Korwua73160/
Kirwai7391/
Kuruay7375/
Kourva7366/
Khurua7353/
Kurbağ7337/
Kurvaz7336/
Kurbaj7321/
Kierwa7310/
Kuirua738/
Kurwie737/
Korwaa735/
Kurvah735/
Kirrwa734/
Kurrva734/
Kurvai734/
Korwai733/
Kourua732/
Kaurva732/
Khirwa732/
Kuruaz732/
Korway732/
Khorwa731/
Korzwa731/
Kurvha731/
Kuhrua731/
Kuirva731/
Quirwa731/
Kurweh731/
Kirhwa731/
Kuruad731/
Kirwah730/
Kourvas67120/
Kurvach6721/
Kurvaha6712/
Korwhea677/
Quirwah676/
Kkurbah675/
Khurvat673/
Korweha672/
Khorwai672/
Khurvay671/
Kourwgo671/
Kaurbah671/
Khurvad671/
Kurwoth671/
Kurbaah671/
Korweah671/
Kourbaa671/
Khourba671/
Kuruhau671/

Kurwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurwa in the Marathi language
कुरवाkurava-

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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 Kurwa
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