Siriwa Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Siriwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siriwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9031:58,6296,330
Indonesia5311:249,05722,747
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Siriwa (95) may also be a first name.

Siriwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siriwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siriwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,504th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Siriwa live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Siriwa is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 95 people.

The last name Siriwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 903 people, or 1 in 58,629. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 44 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Siriwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Siriwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siriwai9236/
Siriwah9222/
Siriwad9214/
Shiriwa928/
Siraiwa924/
Siriway922/
Siriwas922/
Siriwau921/
Sieriwa921/
Siriwaj921/
Siriwap921/
Shiraiwa8611,044/
Shiroiwa8669/
Siriwatt8629/
Siriwath8623/
Sirriwah8622/
Siriwach867/
Siriswat866/
Shiriwas861/
Shiriwah861/
Siriweat861/
Siriswad861/
Siriwaja861/
Siriba832,077/
Siriva83207/
Siriwi83126/
Siruwa8357/
Giriwa8350/
Siriwe8345/
Seriwa8322/
Sirewa8310/
Ziriwa837/
Jiriwa835/
Siriwo831/
Sirywa831/
Siriwatch801/
Siriswatd801/
Seuriwa77105/
Chiriwa77103/
Sirivat7794/
Sirivha7758/
Sereiwa7740/
Siriwej7726/
Siribai7718/
Sirewah7717/
Sairuwa7715/
Sirieva7711/
Sergiwa7710/
Jiriswa7710/
Shiriva779/
Sirivai777/
Shiruwa775/
Sirivas774/
Siraiva773/
Giriwai773/
Shiriba773/
Sheriwa771/
Zirihwa771/
Soiriba771/
Siriewe771/
Siruiva771/
Siruwah771/
Siryowa771/
Shiriwe771/
Shiriwi771/
Seriwai771/
Siruhwa771/
Siriwoi771/
Seraiwa771/
Sayriwa771/
Siriwed771/
Siriwho771/
Shirieva71453/
Sitriwet71127/
Siriwech7158/
Shirehwa7119/
Sirisuay7119/
Shiraiva7116/
Sairaiva7111/
Siriwoot7110/
Siriweth7110/
Shiroiva719/
Sereiwai719/
Sirivach718/
Sirivast713/
Seriswat712/
Sirivash712/
Sirivaja712/
Sairieva711/
Sirivaya711/
Shiraywa711/
Shiribai711/
Shireiva711/
Jiriwhai711/
Serewa67460/
Seriba67432/
Giriba67329/
Jeriwa67210/
Seruwa67165/
Siribi67159/
Sirewo67156/
Ziriwo6786/
Siribe6755/
Zirewa6747/
Zeriwa6744/
Sirivi6734/
Seriva6733/
Siribo6728/
Siruva6726/
Giriva6718/
Chitriwat6717/
Seriwi6715/
Shiritvas6714/
Chitriwai6713/
Sirive676/
Ziriba675/
Syriba675/
Sheirieva674/
Sirevi674/
Sireva673/
Sireba672/
Sirewi671/
Sirivo671/
Shireswad671/
Seriwe671/
Giriwo671/
Geriwa671/
Ciriba671/
Ciriva671/
Xiriwe671/

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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 Siriwa
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