Rirwa Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Rirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Rirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rirwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rirwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rirwa is the 1,353,468th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. It occurs mostly 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.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 55 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rirwah | 91 | 30 | / |
| Rerwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Rurwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rirua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rirva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rajrwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rurua | 60 | 1,425 | / |
| Rirue | 60 | 11 | / |
| Rerva | 60 | 9 | / |
| Rirvi | 60 | 5 | / |
| Rirby | 60 | 3 | / |
| Rirui | 60 | 2 | / |
| Rerwi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rerwe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rerba | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rerwo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Reisrwich | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ruirui | 55 | 14 | / |
| Reruha | 55 | 2 | / |
| Rerbah | 55 | 1 | / |
| Riruiz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Resrva | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rerwer | 55 | 0 | / |
| Ruruhau | 50 | 32 | / |
| Reirevi | 50 | 6 | / |
| Rerwood | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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