Kirwa Surname

23,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya22,5751:2,046316
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kirwa (3,887) may also be a first name.

Kirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirwa (Arabic: كيروا) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kirwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirwa is the 23,741st most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 319,363 people. The surname Kirwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kirwa is also the 112,482nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 3,887 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 22,575 people, or 1 in 2,046. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 37 percent are found, Nandi County, where 27 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Kirwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirway914,371/
Kirwai9191/
Kuirwa9122/
Kierwa9110/
Kirrwa914/
Kirwad913/
Khirwa912/
Kirhwa911/
Kirwah910/
Kairwat8317/
Khairwa8314/
Koirewa837/
Kirwath831/
Kirwaya831/
Koirwoa831/
Khirwat831/
Kurwa802,831/
Kirua801,542/
Kerwa80173/
Kirwe80102/
Cirwa805/
Kirwi804/
Krewa804/
Kirva803/
Kirwo802/
Qirwa801/
Khairwad7716/
Khairwas771/
Khairway771/
Koirewaa771/
Kahairwa771/
Chirwa73213,258/
Kirvas73262/
Kairua73141/
Kirbağ7394/
Kherwa7389/
Kirvaç7359/
Kreway7354/
Kurwai7350/
Kirwer7347/
Kerwah7337/
Kirbaj7332/
Kirvai7328/
Kirvay7319/
Kerwai7318/
Kuirua738/
Kurwah736/
Kirbah735/
Kirvat735/
Kerwaz732/
Krewai732/
Kerway732/
Kurwaa732/
Kierwo731/
Kirwet731/
Kurwua731/
Quirwa731/
Kérwaz731/
Kurhwa731/
Kerwha731/
Krewaa731/
Kuirva731/
Kurwaj731/
Khirua731/
Kirwee731/
Kerwath6768/
Kairbai6721/
Kyorwua677/
Quirwah676/
Khirvaa675/
Chirwua675/
Chirwaa674/
Kerwash674/
Kurwaha674/
Kairvat673/
Qirwash672/
Kirvach672/
Chirhwa671/
Quirwoa671/
Kerweah671/
Khairwi671/
Kisrvad671/
Kkurwaa671/
Khuerwa671/
Khairba671/
Kheerwa671/
Kirhbah671/
Kirvaya671/

Kirwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirwa in the Arabic language
كيرواkyrwa-

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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 Kirwa
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