Wirwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirwa is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wirwa are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 77 percent reside and Far North Region, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirrwa9125/
Wirwas9124/
Wirwah911/
Wairwa911/
Wairewa831/
Wijrwas831/
Wyrwa802,743/
Werwa8042/
Virwa8019/
Wurwa803/
Würwa801/
Wirua801/
Wirwe801/
Wairua7385/
Uhirwa7330/
Werwai7319/
Wytrwa7313/
Wirwis7312/
Wirvas7311/
Birwah7310/
Werwas736/
Wuerwa731/
Wyrwat731/
Wyrwaś731/
Wirwes731/
Vairwa731/
Guhirwa67143/
Werwath6769/
Werwatz6721/
Werwach6720/
Wirwich6719/
Wirwihs6710/
Wytrwat672/
Baihrwa671/
Wirwisz671/
Wairuha671/
Whurway671/
Viorway671/
Birwaha671/
Wirwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Wirwa
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