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 found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirewa is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Kirewa is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kirewa reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirewa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

Kirewa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kirewa is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 67 percent reside, Embu County, where 17 percent reside and Narok County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 8 percent reside.

Kirewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kirewa last name is predominantly 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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  • 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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