Kirevu Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kirevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4481:87,1419,137
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kirevu Last Name Facts

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

Kirevu is found most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirevu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname Kirevu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirevu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kirevu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 87,141. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bugiri District, where 30 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 15 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairevu9218/
Khairevu863/
Kiravu83456/
Kirewu831/
Kairebu772/
Kirebou771/
Kuravu677/
Kerivu676/
Kerewu672/
Keravu671/
Kirawu671/
Chirewu6219/
Kerebau6211/
Kairawu623/
Kereabu622/
Quiravu622/
Kerewhu621/
Kiraibu621/
Kiriwui621/
Kiribou621/
Kerawu503/

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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 Kirevu
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