Kirwa Surname
Approximately 22,819 people bear this surname
Kirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 22,575 | 1:2,046 | 316 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kirwa (3,887) may also be a first name.
Kirwa Demographics
Average Kirwa Salary in
United States
$59,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirwa (Arabic: كيروا) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,741st most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 319,363 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 112,482nd most common first name at a global level, held by 3,887 people.
The surname Kirwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 22,575 people, or 1 in 2,046. In Kenya Kirwa is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 37 percent reside, Nandi County, where 27 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Kirwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kirwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kirwa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kirwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirwa in the Arabic language | ||
| كيروا | kyrwa | - |
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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 Kirwa
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