Sirwo Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sirwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sirwo (17) may also be a first name.

Sirwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sirwo occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sirwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. Sirwo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sirwo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sirwo is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 0 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya Sirwo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Sirwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sirwo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirewo91156/
Shirwo919/
Sirwoi915/
Sirwa8094/
Serwo8038/
Sirbo8037/
Sirvo8023/
Siruo8017/
Sierwood771/
Siervo735,786/
Shirwa731,887/
Girewo7392/
Sirevo7327/
Sierbo7316/
Shiruo7316/
Seirvo7314/
Sirbou7311/
Sirewa7310/
Szerwo738/
Sirvoy736/
Shirbo736/
Shirvo735/
Sirvoň733/
Sirwah732/
Sieruo732/
Seiruo731/
Sairuo731/
Sirwau731/
Cirwop731/
Gierwo731/
Sairbo731/
Chirwo731/
Sirwas730/
Shirwua67194/
Shairwa6720/
Cirwood671/
Shirwad671/
Serwoch671/
Siruoha671/
Sirwaha671/
Shiervo671/
Sierrvo671/
Sirwash671/
Shirwaa671/
Shirwaz671/
Sheerwo671/
Sairwat671/
Sherwoo670/

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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 Sirwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis