Miriwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Miriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Miriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Miriwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Miriwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Miriwa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Kenya Miriwa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgiriwa | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mmiriwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mhiriwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mihrihwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Misriway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miriwi | 83 | 142 | / |
| Muriwa | 83 | 129 | / |
| Miriba | 83 | 107 | / |
| Mirewa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Meriwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Miriwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Miriva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muroiwa | 77 | 1,204 | / |
| Mairuwa | 77 | 782 | / |
| Mirieva | 77 | 279 | / |
| Miribai | 77 | 207 | / |
| Muraiwa | 77 | 145 | / |
| Muriwai | 77 | 72 | / |
| Mirewad | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mairewa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mireiva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Miriwis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mairiba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Meriwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Miribah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmiriwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meiruwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirzewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maireiva | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mirzieva | 71 | 20 | / |
| Merriway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mierzewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maihrewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairuwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meirieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitrewai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirzoiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairehwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meirriba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murewa | 67 | 1,647 | / |
| Muriva | 67 | 407 | / |
| Muriwo | 67 | 335 | / |
| Mireva | 67 | 293 | / |
| Muruwa | 67 | 153 | / |
| Meriba | 67 | 147 | / |
| Meriva | 67 | 100 | / |
| Maitriwet | 67 | 72 | / |
| Meruwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Miribo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Merewa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Miruva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meriwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mirivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miruwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mireba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirjba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirewe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Miriwa
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