Chirega Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chirega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chirega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirega is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirega? popularity and diffusion
Chirega is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirega are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Chirega is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found.
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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 Chirega
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