Kirwisa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kirwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kirwisa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Kirwisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirwisa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirwisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Kirwisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Kirwisa live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 30 percent reside.

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
Chirwisa8024/
Khairuhisa714/
Kerwisi711/
Kerwishi6748/
Kherwicha631/
Kirbeci5727/
Kerwice573/
Kurweza572/
Keithruiser565/
Kiruhize532/
Kairevice501/
Kyoruhisi501/
Kherbissi501/
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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 Kirwisa
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