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) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chireya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 590,101st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 numerous forename world-wide, borne by 96 people.
The last name Chireya is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe Chireya is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent reside. Aside 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
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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 Chireya
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