Mzirwa Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mzirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mzirwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mzirwa Demographics

Mzirwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mzirwa Last Name Facts

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

Mzirwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzirwa? popularity and diffusion

Mzirwa is the 1,343,156th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzirwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mzirwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 99 percent live and Vihiga County, where 1 percent live.

Mzirwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

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
Mzerwa836/
Mjirwa831/
Mzeirwe771/
Mgerwa6797/
Mgirva6731/
Mjyrwa677/
Mcerwa675/
Mjerwa672/
Msherwa6214/
Mchirvga571/
Mserwe502/
McIrby501/
Msirvi501/
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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 Mzirwa
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