Dirwai Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dirwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3641:42,4136,543
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dirwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dirwai is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dirwai.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirwai? popularity and diffusion

Dirwai is the 763,307th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Dirwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dirwai are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 42,413. In Zimbabwe Dirwai is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 41 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirwayi92338/
Dhirwai921/
Dirwa9170/
Dirwi911/
Dierwa8311/
Derwai834/
Dairwa832/
Drewai831/
Dirbai831/
Dairway7714/
Dirwish7711/
Dairbai774/
Dirwich773/
Dirwiya773/
Drewaji771/
Dirweyi771/
Dirba733,909/
Drewa731,286/
Derwi73618/
Derwa73566/
Dirua73412/
Durwa7336/
Dirbi7317/
Dirui737/
Dirva735/
Dyrwa731/
Dairwieh715/
Dhirbhai711/
Diruit67241/
Derwae67132/
Dairui67127/
Derway6788/
Dirvas6755/
Dirvis6746/
Drevai6740/
Durway6734/
Dhurwa6725/
Djrewa6717/
Derbai6716/
Deerwi6714/
Derwah6712/
Dhirrbhai677/
Dhirua676/
Dairbi675/
Deirba675/
Dhirui675/
Dierva674/
Derwie674/
Derwei673/
Derwii673/
Dirvat673/
Durvai672/
Dreway671/
Dirvad671/
Ditrui671/
Dhurwi671/
Derwio671/
Derwau671/
Derwiś671/
Dirvit671/
Dirwoy671/
Dirbei671/
Doirva671/

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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
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  • 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 Dirwai
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