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
Kiriwa occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kiriwa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 237 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 295,785. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Lacs District, where 38 percent reside, Comoé District, where 35 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 21 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside.
Kiriwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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