Chirwe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chirwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chirwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chirwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chirwe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Chirwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirwe reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 17 percent reside and Northern Province, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchirwe9223/
Chirhwe924/
Hirwe9174/
Chirw9130/
Chirwa83213,258/
Chirve8366/
Chirwi831/
Hirwer831/
Hairwe831/
Hirw806/
Chirbea7756/
Chierwa7714/
Chirzwa7711/
Tshirwe777/
Chirwaa774/
Cherwey772/
Schirbe772/
Cairwes771/
Chirvee771/
Chairwa771/
Chirver771/
Chirhwa771/
Cherweu771/
Chairew771/
Chairue771/
Schirrweit752/
Hirwa7318,788/
Hirve7311,468/
Crewe734,703/
Kirwe73102/
Hirbe7394/
Sirwe7385/
Jirwe7310/
Herwe735/
Cirwa735/
Hirue734/
Cirbe732/
Tchiroue71393/
Scherwey71172/
Chitruea7125/
Kahairwe7115/
Scherwer7110/
Tschirwa716/
Chearwea714/
Kaheirwe713/
Cheireve712/
Chairway712/
Hairwest711/
Schirver711/
Kohierwe711/
Chirva672,517/
Shirwa671,887/
Cherwa67538/
Hairwa67419/
Cherue67217/
Herweh67203/
Crewey67135/
Cherve67105/
Cheerw6798/
Hirway6784/
Chirvi6780/
Chirui6763/
Scherweit6760/
Hirbea6757/
Cirves6750/
Kirwer6747/
Chirby6739/
Shirve6731/
Tsirwe6725/
Hirved6714/
Cirbee6714/
Hirvey6713/
Girwee6713/
Cherwy678/
Shirbe676/
Hirbee676/
Schirwait676/
Jhirve674/
Chjrwa674/
Ciruet673/
Scherwett673/
Chirbi673/
Shirue672/
Cherbe672/
Khirwa672/
Kirwee671/
Herwed671/
Crewea671/
Cirbey671/
Churve671/
Girwey671/
Herwei671/
Herwey671/
Hiruie671/
Kirwet671/
Zhirve671/
Sirwei671/
Cirues671/
Cierve671/
Hairbe671/
Cierbe671/
Chhjrw671/
Chehrw671/
Cerwer670/

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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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