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

The last name Jirwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺮﻭﺍ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Jirwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Jirwa live; 39 percent live in Oceania Islands and 39 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Jirwa is also the 110,369th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,003 people.

The last name Jirwa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia Jirwa is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 69 percent are found and Bali, where 31 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Jirwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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