Sirikwa Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sirikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8351:63,4036,754
Kenya2261:204,33614,774
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sirikwa (116) may also be a first name.

Sirikwa Last Name Facts

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

Sirikwa is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirikwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 339,249th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. Sirikwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sirikwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 116 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 63,403. In Tanzania Sirikwa is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 64 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 15 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Sirikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sirikwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirikhwa932/
Sirikwai931/
Sirikwo8698/
Sirigwa864/
Sirikua863/
Zirikwa861/
Serekwa7176/
Girigwa7162/
Jirigwa7114/
Zirukwa7113/
Zirigwa7113/
Sirigwi716/
Girikua715/
Sirikui713/
Sirigua711/
Dzirekwa676/
Ziraigwa676/
Ziriggwa672/
Sierigua671/
Girigway671/
Chirigwa671/

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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 Sirikwa
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