Shirwatso Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shirwatso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirwatso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shirwatso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shirwatso is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirwatso? popularity and diffusion

Shirwatso is the 1,674,734th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shirwatso live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Shirwatso is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 84 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Vihiga County, where 3 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live.

Shirwatso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirwatzo891/
Shiruatso891/
Shirwazo82174/
Sirwatsha782/
Sirwahco711/
Serwatsha672/
Shirbadshah6038/
Servatjoo5612/
Shirbacha566/
Chirwadza562/
Sherbadsha53763/
Shirbachah535/
Shirbadcha531/
Servazo501/
Suruazo501/
Cirwaca501/
Serwoza501/

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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 Shirwatso
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