Kirweya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kirweya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kirweya Demographics

Kirweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kirweya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirweya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirweya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Kirweya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirweya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kirweya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 64 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside.

Kirweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kirweya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirueya868/
Kirwoya861/
Kerweya861/
Kirwaya861/
Keirweyo801/
Kirway774,371/
Kirwai7791/
Kirvey772/
Kirwee771/
Kirbeyi718/
Kiruiya715/
Kearwey713/
Kirvaya711/
Kirwaye711/
Kerweah711/
Koirwoa711/
Khairway671/
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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 Kirweya
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