Chirayi Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Chirayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 167 | 1:92,445 | 13,212 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chirayi (31) may also be a first name.
Chirayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chirayi (Hindi: चिरायी, Marathi: िचरयी) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirayi? popularity and diffusion
Chirayi is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chirayi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 31 people.
The last name Chirayi is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 92,445. In Zimbabwe Chirayi is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found and Harare Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chirayi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chirayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chirayi in the Hindi language | ||
| चिरायी | cirayi | - |
| Chirayi in the Marathi language | ||
| िचरयी | icarayi | - |
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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 Chirayi
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