Kirlew Surname

249,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Kirlew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirlew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica7691:3,732536
United States4051:894,96067,538
England3021:184,49716,523
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia341:793,99150,673
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kirlew (48) may also be a first name.

Kirlew Last Name Facts

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

Kirlew is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirlew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 249,113th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,571,861 people. The surname Kirlew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kirlew are found; 48 percent are found in Caribbean and 48 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 48 people.

The last name Kirlew is most common in Jamaica, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 3,732. In Jamaica it is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall County, where 60 percent reside, Surrey County, where 22 percent reside and Middlesex County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Kirlew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kirlew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirlew surname rose 40,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 581 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirlew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirlew last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kirlew earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $53,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerlew83126/
Kurlew835/
Cirlew831/
Kirliev7718/
Kirleva775/
Kirleev773/
Kairliev71268/
Kairlaev712/
Kirillev711/
Kirlyaev711/
Khairliev67112/
Kirlov6718/
Kurlev678/
Khairlaev675/
Kerlef673/
Kurliw672/
Cerlew671/
Kirliv671/
Kirilleva671/

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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 Kirlew
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