Jirwa Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jirwa (4,003) may also be a first name.

Jirwa Last Name Facts

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

Jirwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺮﻭﺍ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jirwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Jirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jirwa is the 3,730,171st most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Jirwa is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Jirwa reside; 39 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 110,369th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 4,003 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Papua, where 69 percent reside and Bali, where 31 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jirwua917/
Jirzwa916/
Djirwa911/
Tjirwa911/
Irwa89360/
Hirwa8018,788/
Jyrwa808,281/
Jirva80141/
Sirwa8094/
Girwa8068/
Zirwa8042/
Irwau8039/
Jirua8027/
Jerwa8024/
Irwaa8018/
Airwa8013/
Jirwe8010/
Yirwa809/
Cirwa805/
Jirba804/
Irwah802/
Irwaz801/
Irway801/
Ierwa801/
Hairwa73419/
Zairwa73249/
Airewa7397/
Hirway7384/
Jitrua7377/
Zirwas7373/
Zirewa7347/
Djerwa7340/
Jirzua7336/
Ierwua7319/
Irwaat7315/
Iorwah739/
Jirvad737/
Iorwai734/
Iorwea733/
Sirwah732/
Dzirwa732/
Zirwad731/
Airway731/
Zirwat731/
Sirwau731/
Jirbau731/
Irwais731/
Airwat731/
Gierwa731/
Sirwai731/
Jerwah731/
Jyrrwa731/
Jyrwah731/
Jjyrwa731/
Jhirua731/
Jhirva731/
Jerway731/
Erwa676,991/
Irua671,664/
Dzierwa671,382/
Irwi67238/
Irva6776/
Irba6751/
Urwa6739/
Irwe6726/
Iorwuha6711/
Gireway678/
Irwo672/
Irwj672/
Zhuirwa671/
Jrwy671/
Jrwo671/
Sairwai671/
Jhirvad671/
Girewai671/
Girwath671/
Jrua671/
Irwy671/
Iorhwaa671/
Sirwaha671/
Irwaaya671/

Jirwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jirwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺮﻭﺍjrwa50
ﺟﺮﻭjrw50

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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 Jirwa
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