Dirwa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Dirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Dirwa (88) may also be a first name.
Dirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dirwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirwa? popularity and diffusion
Dirwa is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Dirwa reside; 37 percent reside in Southern Africa and 37 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dirwa is also the 1,017,994th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 71 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 29 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Jordan, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirwai | 91 | 374 | / |
| Dierwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dairwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dairway | 83 | 14 | / |
| Dhirwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dirba | 80 | 3,909 | / |
| Drewa | 80 | 1,286 | / |
| Derwa | 80 | 566 | / |
| Dirua | 80 | 412 | / |
| Durwa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Dirva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dirwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dyrwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derway | 73 | 88 | / |
| Dirvas | 73 | 55 | / |
| Durway | 73 | 34 | / |
| Dhurwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Djrewa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Derwah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dhirua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deirba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Derwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dierva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dirvat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Derwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dirbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dirwoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drewai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doirva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dirvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dreway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhirvat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dhurway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dirwish | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dhurwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Derwaux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dairbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dirwich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Derwacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drewhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dearway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dirwa
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