Chiriswa Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Chiriswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 405 | 1:114,024 | 9,688 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chiriswa (12) may also be a first name.
Chiriswa Demographics
Chiriswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiriswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiriswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiriswa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriswa? popularity and diffusion
Chiriswa is the 718,674th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiriswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chiriswa is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 114,024. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Chiriswa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chiriswa last name is chiefly Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaisriswat | 84 | 4 | / |
| Kiriswa | 80 | 280 | / |
| Jiriswa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Siriswa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Siriswat | 75 | 6 | / |
| Siriswad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirishwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Churisua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siriswatd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shireswad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiriswo | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kirisua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kirizwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitrichuea | 63 | 47 | / |
| Sirisuay | 63 | 19 | / |
| Chiresve | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kirisuah | 63 | 2 | / |
| Seriswat | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kirishua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kirichwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tsirisba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sherriswatt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shirishbhai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chittrichuea | 60 | 5 | / |
| Girishbhai | 56 | 24 | / |
| Herezwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Girisby | 53 | 1 | / |
| Girişbay | 50 | 14 | / |
| Sereswad | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Chiriswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis