Kurwo Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kurwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya461:1,003,91134,451
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kurwo Last Name Facts

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

Kurwo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kurwo is the 2,843,861st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kurwo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,003,911. In Kenya Kurwo is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kurwo exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kourwgo831/
Kurwoth831/
Kurwa802,831/
Korwo8021/
Kuruo8010/
Kurvo805/
Kirwo802/
Keurwoth771/
Kuruot73110/
Kaurwa7363/
Kuirwa7322/
Kauruo739/
Kourwa739/
Korwoh738/
Kurwah736/
Kuervo736/
Kurzwa733/
Kurwad733/
Kuruoz732/
Kurwaa732/
Kierwo731/
Kurwua731/
Kuruho731/
Kurhwa731/
Kahurwa6772/
Kourwad6714/
Kaurwat678/
Kaurwad675/
Khurwad674/
Kurwaha674/
Kurwacz671/
Kourvou671/
Kurwath671/
Kkurwaa671/
Khuerwa671/

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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 Kurwo
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