Chihiro Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Chihiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2371:539,42715,014
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Chihiro (17,174) may also be a first name.

Chihiro Last Name Facts

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

Chihiro is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chihiro.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chihiro is the 959,117th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Chihiro are found; 87 percent are found in East Asia and 87 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 42,248th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,174 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 539,427. In Japan Chihiro is most numerous in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 69 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hihiro921/
Tchihirou881/
Hiiro83972/
Ciiro831/
Chiira77831/
Chiero77321/
Gihiro7731/
Hihira7726/
Hiiros7720/
Kihiro7714/
Hijiro7712/
Cieiro777/
Cihira771/
Jihiro771/
Shiiro771/
Cehiro771/
Sihiro771/
Chaijirod753/
Chihiorga751/
Chaijiroj751/
Chihera71126/
Chijira7151/
Schiero7118/
Tchiero7116/
Chietro7110/
Chehira715/
Chieira714/
Kiohiro713/
Chuhira712/
Chierod712/
Hijijro711/
Shihira711/
Chiiras711/
Khijiro711/
Hihetro711/
Higgiro711/
Chiitra711/
Chiirra711/
Chiiraa711/
Chiergo711/
Cheairo710/
Shiohira67558/
Ciira67486/
Hiero67173/
Siiro6787/
Kiiro6767/
Giiro673/
Tsihirou672/
Hiira672/
Ziiro671/
Chiirraa671/
Chajhero671/
Sciheira671/

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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 Chihiro
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