Kirawa Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kirawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Kirawa (33) may also be a first name.

Kirawa Last Name Facts

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

Kirawa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kirawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kirawa live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 33 people.

Kirawa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Kirawa is primarily found in: Borno, where 55 percent reside, Adamawa, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Kirawa occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirahwa9282/
Kirawat928/
Kuirawa921/
Kirawai921/
Kiraahwa8636/
Kurawa83290/
Kirowa8386/
Kerawa8375/
Kirawe8353/
Kirava8321/
Kirewa8313/
Kirawo835/
Kirawi833/
Kiraeva77116/
Kiroway7752/
Chirawa7723/
Kiraabo7717/
Kurahwa7713/
Khirawi7712/
Kiravai779/
Kireewa777/
Koirewa777/
Kuraiwa776/
Kirabay775/
Kiravad775/
Kirouwa773/
Kurawah773/
Kiraaba773/
Kherawa773/
Kairava773/
Kiroowa772/
Kuraewa772/
Kairowa772/
Kiroiwa771/
Kitrawi771/
Kuraawa771/
Kyrzawa771/
Kiravay771/
Kurawaa771/
Khurawa771/
Kirowai771/
Khirava771/
Khairava7179/
Chirahwa7137/
Khiraeva7122/
Kherawad7122/
Khairawi7110/
Chirajwa717/
Kheirawi716/
Khisrawi713/
Kairaeva713/
Kitrawee712/
Cairaway712/
Kurawaha712/
Khiravat711/
Kiravaha711/
Kirahuha711/
Keiraaba711/
Koirewaa711/
Kirawood711/
Kiravath711/
Kirabhau711/
Khiravas711/
Kairovaa711/
Kairavat711/
Keerawat711/
Kirova6718,408/
Kerowa671,628/
Kireva671,341/
Kurava671,080/
Kurewa67596/
Kerewa67247/
Kirave67197/
Kiravi67144/
Kerava67124/
Kirowo6760/
Kerawi6719/
Cirava6718/
Kiraby6715/
Kurowa6713/
Kirowe6710/
Kiravo676/
Kirewo674/
Kurawo672/
Kairavaja671/
Kiravy671/
Khairavas671/
Khairawee671/
Khairaeva671/
Kerawo671/
Khirawish671/
Kirahabai671/
Kerawe671/

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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 Kirawa
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