Globally, Chirwa (Chirwa 
, كيروا) is a very rare epicene given name. The first name Chirwa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Predominantly, Chirwa is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Chirwa | Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia |
| orton chirwa Malawian politician, MW (b. 1919) |
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| savheri chirwa Zimbabwean sculptor, ZW (b. 1970) |
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| ras chikomeni chirwa musician and Malawi presidential hopeful (b. 1977), MW (b. 1977) |
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| evans m n chirwa researcher |
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| chikoti chirwa Malawian footballer, MW (b. 1992) |
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| jackson chirwa association football player, ZM (b. 1994) |
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