Chirako Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chirako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chirako (21) may also be a first name.

Chirako Last Name Facts

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

Chirako (Hindi: छिरको, Marathi: िचराको, Oriya: ଚିରେକା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chirako is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chirako reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chirako is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Chirako is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 33 percent are found, Mukono District, where 33 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chirako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chirako in the Hindi language
छिरकोchirako-
Chirako in the Oriya language
ଚିରେକାcireka-
Chirako in the Marathi language
िचराकोicarako50
िचरकोicarako50

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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 Chirako
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