Shoriwa Surname

199,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shoriwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoriwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,0711:7,454846
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Shoriwa (377) may also be a first name.

Shoriwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shoriwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoriwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 199,907th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,488,533 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shoriwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 446,783rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 377 people.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,071 people, or 1 in 7,454. In Zimbabwe Shoriwa is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Shoriwa
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