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.

DNA test information

Shirwatso Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shirwatso Demographics

Shirwatso Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Shirwatso Last Name Facts

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

Shirwatso is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirwatso? popularity and diffusion

Shirwatso is the 1,674,734th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Shirwatso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shirwatso reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Shirwatso is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Shirwatso is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 84 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Vihiga County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live.

Shirwatso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shirwatso last name is chiefly Christian (100%) 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
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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