Chireya Surname
Approximately 529 people bear this surname
Chireya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 431 | 1:35,820 | 5,527 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chireya (96) may also be a first name.
Chireya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chireya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chireya (Hindi: चिरेया) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chireya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chireya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 590,101st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chireya live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 96 people.
The last name Chireya is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe Chireya is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Chireya exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chireya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chireya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिरेया | cireya | 90 |
| चिरइया | cira'iya | 10 |
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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 Chireya
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