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
Chirwe is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chirwe is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Chirwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirwe are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chirwe is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia Chirwe is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Province, where 17 percent are found and Northern Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
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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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