Rirwa Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rirwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rirwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rirwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rirwa is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rirwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe Rirwa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rirwah9130/
Rerwa8023/
Rurwa802/
Rirua801/
Rirva801/
Rajrwad675/
Rurua601,425/
Rirue6011/
Rerva609/
Rirvi605/
Rirby603/
Rirui602/
Rerwi601/
Rerwe601/
Rerba601/
Rerwo601/
Reisrwich571/
Ruirui5514/
Reruha552/
Rerbah551/
Riruiz551/
Resrva551/
Rerwer550/
Ruruhau5032/
Reirevi506/
Rerwood500/

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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 Rirwa
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