Koriwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Koriwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koriwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Koriwa Last Name Facts

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

Koriwa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koriwa? popularity and diffusion

Koriwa is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Koriwa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Koriwa reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 72 percent are found, National Capital District, where 20 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koroiwa924/
Koruwa83537/
Kariwa83454/
Korewa83216/
Kuriwa8351/
Koriwe8339/
Keriwa8326/
Koriva8311/
Koriwo835/
Kuroiwa7730,525/
Koreiba77366/
Koreiva77133/
Khuriwa77105/
Korewha7782/
Korieva7779/
Korivad7748/
Korejwa7729/
Koruwah7724/
Khoruwa7724/
Koreiwo7722/
Koriwei7719/
Korzewa7712/
Koroiva7712/
Korivay779/
Koirewa777/
Koraiwe776/
Kuraiwa776/
Kuruiwa776/
Karoiwa774/
Kkoruwa774/
Karaiwa773/
Karihwa772/
Koribay772/
Keriwai771/
Kariwad771/
Korewoa771/
Kuriowa771/
Koruiva771/
Koribea771/
Kariwau771/
Koriwie771/
Kouriva771/
Korivaa771/
Koriova770/
Koirewoa71225/
Korisvad7113/
Koiriwei716/
Koraibaa715/
Kotrzewa713/
Khorivah712/
Koribaňa711/
Khoruwah711/
Koirewaa711/
Kariwa'a711/
Kouribaa711/
Korivi677,572/
Karuwa675,622/
Kariwo671,508/
Koreva67702/
Kurewa67596/
Kerewa67247/
Keruwa67177/
Karewa67141/
Korewo67111/
Kariva67110/
Kuriva6762/
Coriba6753/
Koryba6735/
Koruva6734/
Kuriwo6730/
Korevi6725/
Korive6718/
Kariwe6716/
Khoirivah677/
Cariwa674/
Keriva671/
Korivy671/
Korrivaad671/
Korjua671/
Karaiwaya671/
Korewe671/
Coriva671/

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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 Koriwa
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