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 in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chireya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 590,101st most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name Chireya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chireya reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most widely held given name globally, held by 96 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe Chireya is most common in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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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