Kuriwa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kuriwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuriwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kuriwa (17) may also be a first name.

Kuriwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuriwa is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kuriwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuriwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kuriwa reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kuriwa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename globally, held by 17 people.

The last name Kuriwa is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Excluding Botswana it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuroiwa9230,525/
Khuriwa92105/
Kuraiwa926/
Kuruiwa926/
Kuriowa921/
Kuruwa831,267/
Kurewa83596/
Kiriwa83211/
Kuriva8362/
Koriwa8338/
Kuriwo8330/
Kurehwa77372/
Kurieva77166/
Kuroiva7775/
Kiriwai7759/
Kuruwai7754/
Kuruwah7711/
Kuroiua778/
Kuroywa776/
Kuruway776/
Kuruiva774/
Koroiwa774/
Kurewha772/
Kurzywa771/
Kiroiwa771/
Kiriwaa771/
Kutriva771/
Kuraiwe771/
Kouriva771/
Khurieva71217/
Kahuruwa7117/
Kurzieva7110/
Kuruwaah711/
Kouribaa711/
Kuereuwa711/
Kuruva6712,387/
Curiba671,468/
Kiruwa671,178/
Kureva671,133/
Korewa67216/
Kiriva6791/
Kiriwo6760/
Kurzhieva6760/
Kurivi6745/
Koriwe6739/
Kuryba6725/
Kirewa6713/
Kurivo678/
Kurewe675/
Koriwo675/
Curiva674/
Kurevi672/
Kuruwo672/
Kurive671/
Khuroivah671/

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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 Kuriwa
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