Chiriwo Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Chiriwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 1:122,526 | 16,470 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chiriwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiriwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiriwo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chiriwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiriwo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe Chiriwo is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 60 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirewo | 86 | 267 | / |
| Chiriwa | 86 | 103 | / |
| Cheriwo | 86 | 50 | / |
| Chiruwo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Cheriwoi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chiribou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cheriwoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchiriwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chirivos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziriwo | 77 | 86 | / |
| Kiriwo | 77 | 60 | / |
| Hiriwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hiribo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Siriwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chitriwat | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tchiribou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiraiwa | 71 | 14,569 | / |
| Chiriba | 71 | 924 | / |
| Chirevo | 71 | 258 | / |
| Cherewo | 71 | 195 | / |
| Chiriva | 71 | 176 | / |
| Chirewa | 71 | 170 | / |
| Chiruvo | 71 | 80 | / |
| Chiruwa | 71 | 60 | / |
| Hiroiwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Cheribo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shiriwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kiriwop | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cheruwo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ciriová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ciriova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cheriwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siriwho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siriwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirebo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hairiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zziriwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiraiwa | 67 | 11,044 | / |
| Cherioua | 67 | 171 | / |
| Shiroiwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chirehwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chirivas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shirievo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cziriová | 67 | 11 | / |
| Siriwoot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chirajwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cherivou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cziriova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chiraiva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaisriswat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chirieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tcheriwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaitraiwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiriwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitriva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirewood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiriwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chireuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchirewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiriwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheiribo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiriwo
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