Koriwa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Koriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Koriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koriwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koriwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Koriwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Koriwa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Koriwa reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 72 percent live, National Capital District, where 20 percent live and Western Highlands, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Koriwa
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