Nguruwi Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguruwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nguruwi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304

Nguruwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguruwi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguruwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguruwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya Nguruwi is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguruwe862,002/
Ngurubi865/
Nguruwa861/
Nguruve711,309/
Ngurube71470/
Nguruva711/
Ngurubhe671/
Ngorowei671/
Ngorowwi671/
Ngouroubay591/
Ngorowe571/
Ngirive571/
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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 Nguruwi
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