Kwiriwiri Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwiriwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwiriwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Kwiriwiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwiriwiri occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwiriwiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwiriwiri is the 1,817,111th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwiriwiri reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 9 percent reside and Harare Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwirihwiri95105/
Kwiriwhiri951/
Kiriwiri941/
Kwiriviri891/
Kiriiri8897/
Kwiriri881/
Kuriwiri826/
Kiriwari823/
Kariwiri822/
Kiriri80223/
Kwirir801/
Kahwiriri781/
Gwiriri75326/
Kwirira75152/
Kiriiro7552/
Kwirire7526/
Kriwari7515/
Kiriire758/
Kiririo757/
Kirieri756/
Kiriira755/
Kirirri753/
Kiriori751/
Kiriria751/
Kiririu751/
Kraiwiriya7497/
Kawirawira741/
Kwirirai71445/
Kirir7160/
Khairiri7156/
Kawirira7113/
Kiruwari7112/
Kariwiro718/
Kirawari715/
Kirwaire713/
Kuriwari712/
Kiriwera712/
Kiriweru712/
Kwairira712/
Kiri Ari711/
Kiriwero711/
Koriwori711/
Kiruri672,015/
Kirori671,095/
Kiriro67816/
Kirira67472/
Kirari67441/
Kirior67316/
Kwirirayi67179/
Kireri67173/
Kriari6783/
Kirwer6747/
Kirire6744/
Kairir6726/
Kiriru6722/
Kiari Ari6722/
Kriwer6711/
Khirir6711/
Kiriariye6710/
Koriworio677/
Kirhir674/
Kwawirira674/
Kwiriyara672/
Kiruir671/
Khirawari671/
Kirier671/
Krirri671/
Gwariwari671/
Koirir671/
Kwiror671/
Kiriar670/
Kirwar670/
Kwerewere561/
Khwerewere531/

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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 Kwiriwiri
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