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 last name Sirwo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sirwo is the 1,052,587th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name Sirwo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sirwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name Sirwo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent live, Vihiga County, where 0 percent live and West Pokot County, where 0 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Sirwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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
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