Chahiru Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahiru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Chahiru occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chahiru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 84 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Chahiru
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