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
Kirwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirwa (Arabic: كيروا) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kirwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kirwa is the 23,741st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 319,363 people. The surname Kirwa is predominantly found 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 common first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,887 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 22,575 people, or 1 in 2,046. In Kenya Kirwa is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 37 percent live, Nandi County, where 27 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kirwa occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Kirwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kirwa surname is chiefly 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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