Qwaru Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Qwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qwaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2561:206,80317,522
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Qwaru Last Name Facts

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

Qwaru is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qwaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qwaru is the 990,978th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qwaru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Qwaru is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 206,803. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Qwaru exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwaru91636/
Nqwaru917/
Qhwaru912/
Qwarhu911/
Ngqwaru83103/
Gqwarhu838/
Gqwaaru834/
Qgwarhu831/
Nqqwaru831/
Kwaru80412/
Gwaru80303/
Cwaru806/
Quaru801/
Ngqwarhu773/
Kwarau7371/
Kwareu7313/
Kwarui737/
Kwarus734/
Quarud732/
Gwarau732/
Gwauru731/
Kwayrou6711/
Ngwaruh676/
Kwairou676/
Quarrou674/
Quatrus672/
Ngquaru671/
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 Qwaru
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