Zirwa Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Zirwa (55) may also be a first name.

Zirwa Last Name Facts

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

Zirwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zirwa is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Zirwa are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zirwa is also the 1,336,256th most common forename in the world It is held by 55 people.

Zirwa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 57 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 43 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Zirwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zairwa91249/
Zirwas9173/
Zirewa9147/
Dzirwa912/
Zirwat911/
Zirwad911/
Dzierwa831,382/
Zhuirwa831/
Sirwa8094/
Zirva8079/
Girwa8068/
Jirwa8028/
Zirba8027/
Cirwa805/
Zerwa804/
Dzierzwa771/
Chirwa73213,258/
Zirwes73890/
Dzirba73682/
Zirbau7335/
Czirba7331/
Zerwua7326/
Czyrwa7310/
Zirvas738/
Czerwa737/
Jirwua737/
Zirwer732/
Sirwah732/
Sirwai731/
Tjirwa731/
Gierwa731/
Djirwa731/
Dzerwa731/
Sirwau731/
Zhirva731/
Dzyrwa731/
Dzierba67432/
Dzierva67157/
Tshirwa6727/
Gireway678/
Chirwua675/
Chirwaa674/
Sairwai671/
Chirhwa671/
Czerwaś671/
Girewai671/
Sirwaha671/
Zearway671/
Zerwass671/
Girwath671/
Chairwa671/

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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 Zirwa
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