Wirima Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wirima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Niger241:799,66718,510
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wirima (19) may also be a first name.

Wirima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirima occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirima? popularity and diffusion

Wirima is the 625,459th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wirima live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

Wirima is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Aside from Malawi Wirima exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.

Wirima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wirima are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wirima earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 174.05% more than the national average, earning $118,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairima92538/
Wierima9242/
Wirimai9224/
Hwirima922/
Wirimah921/
Wierimaa8646/
Virima83793/
Birima83481/
Werima8317/
Wirimo835/
Wirema832/
Wirimi831/
Wirime831/
Wiruma831/
Biraima773,926/
Virimai77641/
Wairimo77415/
Wierema77320/
Virimau7717/
Vhirima7716/
Beirima779/
Birimai779/
Vierima779/
Bairima778/
Bireima777/
Wairema776/
Virgima773/
Birimay773/
Wairimi772/
Weirema771/
Wiraime771/
Werzima771/
Werimah771/
Wirimer771/
Boirima771/
Vierimaa71906/
Vairimaa7112/
Boireima716/
Biraimah714/
Viraimat712/
Wairimuj711/
Bairimma711/
Werema678,866/
Werimo67859/
Berima67455/
Birime67133/
Birema67126/
Weruma6751/
Wyryma6747/
Birimo6737/
Virimi6717/
Werimi679/
Virimo679/
Birimi676/
Verima675/
Wiremi674/
Vairaimay673/
Werime673/
Virema672/
Wireme671/
Vurima671/
Uerima671/

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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 Wirima
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