Chiriwa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiriwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiriwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1001:154,38219,513
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chiriwa (11) may also be a first name.

Chiriwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiriwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiriwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiriwa is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiriwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 154,382. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 76 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchiriwa931/
Hiriwa9211/
Chitriwat8817/
Chitriwai8813/
Hiraiwa8614,569/
Chiriba86924/
Chiriva86176/
Chirewa86170/
Chiriwo86128/
Chiruwa8660/
Hiroiwa8632/
Shiriwa868/
Cheriwa862/
Hairiwa861/
Shiraiwa8011,044/
Chiribau80231/
Shiroiwa8069/
Chirehwa8035/
Chirivas8022/
Chirajwa807/
Chiraiva804/
Chirieva803/
Tcheriwa802/
Chiribay801/
Chitriva801/
Shiriwas801/
Chireuwa801/
Hiriwa'a801/
Shiriwah801/
Tchirewa801/
Chirivay801/
Chaisriswat784/
Chaitraiwat781/
Siriwa771,646/
Kiriwa77211/
Hiriwe7714/
Ziriwa777/
Hiriba772/
Ciriba771/
Ciriva771/
Chiraivas757/
Chiribhai751/
Chirivi712,106/
Chireva71302/
Cheruwa71273/
Chirewo71267/
Cheriba71200/
Chiribi71116/
Chiruva71106/
Chirive71101/
Hiribai7183/
Kiriwai7159/
Cheriwo7150/
Chiribe7136/
Siriwai7136/
Siriwah7122/
Cherewa7116/
Siriwad7114/
Hirewad7113/
Chireba7113/
Shiriva719/
Chirewe718/
Chirivy718/
Chiruwo716/
Kiriwas715/
Siraiwa714/
Ciriova713/
Shiriba713/
Chirevi712/
Cheriva712/
Chiriví712/
Siriway712/
Siriwas712/
Kiriwat712/
Ciribai711/
Churuwa711/
Sheriwa711/
Kiriwaa711/
Kiroiwa711/
Hiraiva711/
Kiriowa711/
Zirihwa711/
Siriwau711/
Sieriwa711/
Chirebi711/
Tsiriwa711/
Siriwaj711/
Siriwap711/
Chaisriwee711/
Kairiwa711/
Khiriba711/
Shirieva67453/
Cherioua67171/
Chireeva6783/
Chitrichuea6747/
Siriwatt6729/
Siriwath6723/
Sirriwah6722/
Shirehwa6719/
Khirieva6719/
Chitrive6716/
Shiraiva6716/
Churieva6714/
Chirevas6714/
Cherieva6712/
Cheriwoi6710/
Shiroiva679/
Siriwach677/
Siriswat676/
Cziriova675/
Chiribou674/
Hiraibah672/
Tcherewa672/
Chaireva672/
Tsiraiwa672/
Kiriwaip671/
Chirevad671/
Chirivhi671/
Chirivos671/
Chiruvai671/
Chiruvha671/
Cherewad671/
Cheribay671/
Cheirive671/
Hiribhau671/
Chirheba671/
Shiraywa671/
Shiribai671/
Hirihuay671/
Kirishwa671/
Shireiva671/
Tshiriva671/
Chiriver671/
Chirrivi671/
Kirichwa671/
Chirivet671/
Jiriwhai671/
Cheriwoy671/
Siriweat671/
Siriswad671/
Kiriwath671/

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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 Chiriwa
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