Chirwe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chirwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chirwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chirwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirwe live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia Chirwe is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 17 percent reside and Northern Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Chirwe
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