Thirikwa Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thirikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thirikwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2041:226,37215,911

Thirikwa (18) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Thirikwa Demographics

Thirikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Thirikwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thirikwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Thirikwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thirikwa is the 1,168,344th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Thirikwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thirikwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Thirikwa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 18 people.

The surname Thirikwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 226,372. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 51 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 35 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 4 percent are found.

Thirikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurikwa881/
Thirikua881/
Terikwa801/
Turigwa672/
Terekwa671/
Tirigua671/
Terugwa5366/
Turugwa532/
Tyriqua531/
Teruigwa501/
Teruggwa501/
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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 Thirikwa
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