Girwa Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Girwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Girwa (34) may also be a first name.
Girwa Demographics
Girwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Girwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Girwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Girwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Girwa is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Girwa are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Girwa is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Migori County, where 98 percent are found and Siaya County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Girwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Girwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girwah | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ghirwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gierwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gierwat | 83 | 30 | / |
| Gireway | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gairwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Guirwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girewai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girwath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girba | 80 | 573 | / |
| Girwi | 80 | 372 | / |
| Grewa | 80 | 230 | / |
| Girua | 80 | 150 | / |
| Sirwa | 80 | 94 | / |
| Zirwa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Jirwa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Gerwa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gurwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Girva | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cirwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ghirwash | 77 | 4 | / |
| Girbau | 73 | 1,181 | / |
| Girbea | 73 | 1,000 | / |
| Zairwa | 73 | 249 | / |
| Gierba | 73 | 160 | / |
| Greway | 73 | 99 | / |
| Girewo | 73 | 92 | / |
| Zirwas | 73 | 73 | / |
| Girvat | 73 | 50 | / |
| Zirewa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Ngerwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Girvau | 73 | 28 | / |
| Girvaa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gurwah | 73 | 24 | / |
| Girwee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Girbay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gerway | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jirwua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Giruad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Girwis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gierva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gurway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Girvas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Girwid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dzirwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngirwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sirwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guirua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grewaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zirwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sirwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djirwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghurwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gierwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guirwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gürwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girvah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghirva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zirwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sirwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tjirwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzierwa | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Girveau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gerwatz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gjørwad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guerwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujrwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhuirwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngerwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girvaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guirwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerwajs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sairwai | 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
- 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 Girwa
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