Chirw Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Chirw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chirw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chirw is found most in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chirw is the 3,602,217th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chirw reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chirw is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 566,069. In Zambia Chirw is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 93 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent are found and Western Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirwe | 91 | 9 | / |
| Hirw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Tchirwe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Chirhwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chairwt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chairew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hirwe | 80 | 74 | / |
| Chirb | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chirv | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cihrw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qhirw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chirf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schirf | 73 | 203 | / |
| Cheerw | 73 | 98 | / |
| Shairw | 73 | 25 | / |
| Choirf | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cheirf | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chervw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chairf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chehrw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chierv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chhjrw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hairwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cairws | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schirb | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crew | 67 | 11,670 | / |
| Hirv | 67 | 230 | / |
| Hirb | 67 | 135 | / |
| Tschirf | 67 | 78 | / |
| Cheiref | 67 | 55 | / |
| Cheehrw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tshirwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schirpf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kirw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheetrw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheirev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chairev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuiref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jirw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chheerw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhjhrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schierf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schirrv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjrw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schirff | 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
- 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 Chirw
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