Kirewa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Kirewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kirewa (11) may also be a first name.

Kirewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirewa is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kirewa are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

Kirewa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kirewa is most common in: Kiambu County, where 67 percent are found, Embu County, where 17 percent are found and Narok County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 8 percent are found.

Kirewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koirewa927/
Kireewa927/
Kirejwa921/
Kirewoa921/
Koirewoa86225/
Kairewoa866/
Koirewaa861/
Kireva831,341/
Kurewa83596/
Kerewa83247/
Kiriwa83211/
Kirawa83173/
Kirewo834/
Kirewe831/
Kireeva7742,750/
Kurehwa77372/
Kereway77260/
Chirewa77170/
Kiraeva77116/
Kirahwa7782/
Kirieva7781/
Kiriwai7759/
Kiroway7752/
Kaireva7748/
Kerewai7738/
Kireeba7726/
Kiroeva7721/
Khireva778/
Kirreva776/
Kiriwas775/
Kiribea774/
Kireiva773/
Kirevad772/
Kuraewa772/
Kurewha772/
Kerewat772/
Kiriwat772/
Kireeua771/
Kherewa771/
Kirheva771/
Kirowai771/
Kiriwaa771/
Kiroiwa771/
Keireba771/
Kiriowa771/
Khireba771/
Kireyva771/
Kuirawa771/
Kairiwa771/
Kirawai771/
Kiraahwa7136/
Khiraeva7122/
Khirieva7119/
Kirzeeva7112/
Khireeva718/
Kairaeva713/
Kuereuwa711/
Khiroeva711/
Kiriwaip711/
Kirreeva711/
Kirzheva711/
Kaireeba711/
Kirishwa711/
Kirichwa711/
Keerewat711/
Kiriwath711/
Kureva671,133/
Kerewe67341/
Kurawa67290/
Kyreva67177/
Kerewi67135/
Kiriwe67108/
Kiriva6791/
Kerawa6775/
Kereva6769/
Kiriwo6760/
Kirowo6760/
Kiriwi6751/
Kuriwa6751/
Cireva6732/
Kirive6731/
Keriwa6726/
Kairewich6722/
Kirava6721/
Kerewo6720/
Kirebo676/
Kiravo676/
Kirevo676/
Kirawo675/
Khairaeva671/

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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 Kirewa
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