Sirwe Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sirwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Sirwe (25) may also be a first name.

Sirwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sirwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sirwe is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sirwe are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sirwe is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa Sirwe is mostly found in: North West, where 91 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Sirwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sirwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.84% less than the national average, earning R 66,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirwei911/
Sirwehe831/
Serwe80637/
Sirue80257/
Sirbe80196/
Sirwa8094/
Sirve8027/
Srewe8013/
Jirwe8010/
Sirew806/
Sirwi801/
Shirwa731,887/
Zirwes73890/
Siruet73211/
Sirver7393/
Sirbea7384/
Shirve7331/
Sirvee7329/
Shairw7325/
Serwei7318/
Sirvet7318/
Girwee7313/
Sierve7313/
Chirwe739/
Shirbe736/
Sirwoi735/
Sirevi734/
Shrewe733/
Sirves732/
Srewey732/
Zirwer732/
Shirue732/
Serwes732/
Girwey731/
Sserwe731/
Sirewi731/
Siroue731/
Sirwai731/
Serwey731/
Serweh731/
Sirvei731/
Sierbe730/
Sirouet67173/
Shirbee6742/
Shirvey6729/
Shirves6726/
Serwetz6721/
Shairwa6720/
Sirbeah6719/
Sierves6715/
Shirver6710/
Sirvetz674/
Shirway674/
Chirhwe674/
Schirbe672/
Schirrweit672/
Serw672/
Shirbhe672/
Shirwai672/
Serweed671/
Serwwer671/
Sirwaha671/
Shiroue671/
Sierver671/
Sherwei671/
Sairwai671/
Shirwaa671/
Sirvess670/

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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 Sirwe
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