Chirau Surname
Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname
Chirau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,759 | 1:8,777 | 1,055 |
| Ecuador | 509 | 1:31,249 | 3,769 |
| Moldova | 187 | 1:19,045 | 3,236 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Chirau (69) may also be a first name.
Chirau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirau (Hindi: चिराऊ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chirau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 170,597th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,885,014 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Chirau reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 69 people.
The surname Chirau is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,759 people, or 1 in 8,777. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 26 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chirau occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 20 percent live and Moldova, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chirau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chirau in the Hindi language | ||
| चिराऊ | cira'u | 56.25 |
| चिराउ | cira'u | 12.5 |
| चिरौजी | cirauji | 6.25 |
| चिरऊ | cira'u | 6.25 |
| चिरौ | cirau | 6.25 |
| चिरउ | cira'u | 6.25 |
| चिरायु | cirayu | 6.25 |
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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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- 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 Chirau
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