Jiraw Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Jiraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jiraw (394) may also be a first name.

Jiraw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jiraw (Hindi: जिरवा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiraw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Jiraw is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Jiraw reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 435,477th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 394 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Jiraw is mostly concentrated in: Mandera County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 36 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jairaw911/
Iraw8946/
Jitreaw834/
Jaireaw831/
Jirow803,324/
Siraw801,775/
Hiraw8068/
Jirav8056/
Jirab8020/
Jeraw8019/
Irawe809/
Ziraw806/
Jiraf805/
Giraw802/
Jraiw801/
Jirafe73313/
Jirova7365/
Jairav7353/
Hirawe7347/
Iraiwe7311/
Girawe7310/
Irauwe739/
Jirowa738/
Jirrow737/
Jhirav736/
Jerawe736/
Zirzaw736/
Jereaw735/
Hirauw734/
Sairaw734/
Jeeraw733/
Zieraw733/
Jitrow732/
Oirawe732/
Zirgaw732/
Jeraiw732/
Hajraw731/
Gitraw731/
Girauw731/
Ireawe731/
Hirawt731/
Israwt731/
Jirabh731/
Jearaw731/
Jayraw731/
Jirowe731/
Uraw675,990/
Iraf67314/
Irab67164/
Eraw6710/
Jiraphe678/
Irav676/
Irow675/
Jaireow672/
Jaihrow672/
Hirrauw671/
Yraw671/
Zaireaw671/
Jraf670/
Jrow670/

Jiraw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jiraw in the Hindi language
जिरवाjirava-

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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 Jiraw
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