Cirwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Cirwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cirwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cirwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cirwa is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Cirwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Cirwa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Other than South Africa Cirwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirwa91213,258/
Chirwua835/
Chirwaa834/
Chairwa831/
Chirhwa831/
Kirwa8022,819/
Cirba80141/
Sirwa8094/
Girwa8068/
Cirva8044/
Zirwa8042/
Jirwa8028/
Cirua805/
Crewa803/
Qirwa801/
Cerwa801/
Tschirwa776/
Chairway772/
Tchirwad771/
Kirway734,371/
Chirva732,517/
Shirwa731,887/
Cherwa73538/
Cierva73478/
Zairwa73249/
Kirwai7391/
Zirwas7373/
Zirewa7347/
Cyrway7344/
Cerwas7334/
Czirba7331/
Kuirwa7322/
Chirba7316/
Chirua7312/
Sirewa7310/
Kierwa7310/
Czyrwa7310/
Chirwe739/
Scirba737/
Jirwua737/
Czerwa737/
Chjrwa734/
Kirrwa734/
Kirwad733/
Cierba733/
Dzirwa732/
Cirvas732/
Sirwah732/
Khirwa732/
Chirwi731/
Chirwo731/
Cerwat731/
Crewea731/
Zirwad731/
Kirhwa731/
Sirwai731/
Quirwa731/
Tjirwa731/
Gierwa731/
Djirwa731/
Cairua731/
Cirbaj731/
Cirwop731/
Sirwau731/
Zirwat731/
Cerway730/
Sirwas730/
Kirwah730/
Schirwait716/
Schirwath713/
Dzierwa671,382/
Chirvas67202/
Shirwua67194/
Chitrua67182/
Schirba6761/
Chirbea6756/
Cirbeau6746/
Tshirwa6727/
Tchirwe6723/
Shairwa6720/
Kairwat6717/
Khairwa6714/
Scherwa6711/
Coirbay6710/
Gireway678/
Koirewa677/
Quirwah676/
Tchirva675/
Shirway674/
Chiruat674/
Chirhwe674/
Chirvai672/
Qirwash672/
Shirwai672/
Cherrwa671/
Koirwoa671/
Cherwah671/
Cheirva671/
Girwath671/
Zhuirwa671/
Shirwad671/
Cherway671/
Quirwoa671/
Khirwat671/
Kirwath671/
Sirwaha671/
Tchirba671/
Girewai671/
Czerwaś671/
Cirwood671/
Cherwai671/
Cherwas671/
Sirwash671/
Sairwai671/
Sairwat671/
Shirwaa671/
Shirwaz671/

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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 Cirwa
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