Chirwa Surname
Approximately 213,258 people bear this surname
Chirwa Surname User-submission:
The Chirwa surname means 'water dwelling animal' in Mozambique, similar to a sea lion.
Chirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 153,890 | 1:111 | 4 |
| Zambia | 48,835 | 1:325 | 42 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,909 | 1:3,145 | 239 |
| South Africa | 3,853 | 1:14,061 | 1,775 |
| Tanzania | 574 | 1:92,233 | 9,227 |
| Swaziland | 429 | 1:3,026 | 258 |
| England | 218 | 1:255,587 | 20,554 |
| Djibouti | 200 | 1:4,575 | 359 |
| Botswana | 116 | 1:18,853 | 3,768 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Chirwa (517) may also be a first name.
Chirwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chirwa surname means 'water dwelling animal' in Mozambique, similar to a sea lion.
- tzoomChirwa Demographics
Average Chirwa Salary in
United States
$40,394 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chirwa occurs most in Malawi. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,618th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 34,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 371,657th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 517 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 153,890 people, or 1 in 111. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Chirwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chirwa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chirwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning R 246,048 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.03% less than the national average, earning $28,306 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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