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 found most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. 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 numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiriwo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 60 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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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