Kiriwa Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Kiriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 78 | 1:295,785 | 11,177 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kiriwa (237) may also be a first name.
Kiriwa Demographics
Kiriwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiriwa has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,140,742nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kiriwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kiriwa is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 237 people.
The surname Kiriwa is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 295,785. In The Ivory Coast Kiriwa is mostly concentrated in: Lacs District, where 38 percent are found, Comoé District, where 35 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.
Kiriwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kiriwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiriwai | 92 | 59 | / |
| Kiriwas | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kiriwat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kairiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiriowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiroiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirichwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirishwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwaip | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiruwa | 83 | 1,178 | / |
| Kiriwe | 83 | 108 | / |
| Kiriva | 83 | 91 | / |
| Kiriwo | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kuriwa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Kiriwi | 83 | 51 | / |
| Keriwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kirewa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Kuroiwa | 77 | 30,525 | / |
| Khuriwa | 77 | 105 | / |
| Chiriwa | 77 | 103 | / |
| Kirieva | 77 | 81 | / |
| Kirivai | 77 | 80 | / |
| Kiruwai | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kirivah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Koirewa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kireewa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kuruiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kuraiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kiriwop | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiribea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kireiva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kirejwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiribah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keriwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiriba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kejriwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirewoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keriwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiruwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koirewoa | 71 | 225 | / |
| Kirivaha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Khirieva | 71 | 19 | / |
| Khiriwet | 71 | 10 | / |
| Koiriwei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kairewoa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kirisuah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kirishua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koirewaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiriwich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kireva | 67 | 1,341 | / |
| Kuruwa | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Kurewa | 67 | 596 | / |
| Kerewa | 67 | 247 | / |
| Keruwa | 67 | 177 | / |
| Kiruva | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kuriva | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kirive | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kuriwo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kiruwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khoirivah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kirivi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kirewo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kirewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciriva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keriva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kiriwa
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