Dirwale Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Dirwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Dirwale (58) may also be a first name.
Dirwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dirwale is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirwale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Dirwale occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Dirwale are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 58 people.
The last name Dirwale is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Dirwale is most common in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent live, Chimbu, where 25 percent live and Morobe, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drewale | 86 | 31 | / |
| Dhirwal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dirwali | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dirwald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dirrwald | 80 | 11 | / |
| Dhairwal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Drewal | 77 | 44 | / |
| Derwal | 77 | 28 | / |
| Dyrwal | 77 | 27 | / |
| Dirval | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dirbal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Derbale | 71 | 1,093 | / |
| Derwall | 71 | 97 | / |
| Derwahl | 71 | 87 | / |
| Dirbali | 71 | 53 | / |
| Derwald | 71 | 33 | / |
| Dherwal | 71 | 4 | / |
| Durvale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dirvele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Deruale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dehrwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Derwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dierval | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dyrwall | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deerwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Derwalt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dervalhe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Derwalis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dervales | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dervalle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Derballe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drevalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheerwal | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dirwale
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