Kwirirai Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwirirai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwirirai 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
Zimbabwe4441:34,7715,363
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kwirirai (453) may also be a first name.

Kwirirai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwirirai occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kwirirai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwirirai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 671,677th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Kwirirai is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwirirai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 401,726th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 453 people.

The surname Kwirirai is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 34,771. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

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
Kwirirayi94179/
Kwirira93152/
Kwiriri931/
Kwairira882/
Gwiriri80326/
Kwirire8026/
Kwirera801/
Kuirira801/
Quiriri671,578/
Kwerera6715/
Gwirire6713/
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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 Kwirirai
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