Chirewo Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Chirewo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 262 | 1:58,925 | 8,936 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chirewo (28) may also be a first name.
Chirewo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirewo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirewo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirewo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chirewo is the 970,883rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chirewo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chirewo is also the 1,994,417th most common first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Chirewo is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 58,925. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 51 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirawo | 86 | 313 | / |
| Chirevo | 86 | 258 | / |
| Cherewo | 86 | 195 | / |
| Chirewa | 86 | 170 | / |
| Chiriwo | 86 | 128 | / |
| Chirowo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chirebo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chirehwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hirewood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chirahwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chireuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchirewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sirewo | 77 | 156 | / |
| Kirewo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Herewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hirebo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cirevo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shirewood | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chireva | 71 | 302 | / |
| Chiriwa | 71 | 103 | / |
| Cherowo | 71 | 60 | / |
| Cheriwo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Chirawa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cherewa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Hirewad | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chireba | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cherevo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chirovo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sirewop | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kirewoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koirewoa | 67 | 225 | / |
| Chireeva | 67 | 83 | / |
| Chirahwa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chiraeva | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shirehwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chirevas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shirievo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cheriwoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chirajwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kairewoa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chiroeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chiribou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chirieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaireva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tcherewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chirevad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirivos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scherevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherowoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheriwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirheba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherevoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chirewo
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