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 borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chireya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chireya is the 590,101st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chireya live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chireya is also the 968,397th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 96 people.
The surname Chireya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 35,820. In Zimbabwe Chireya is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chireya occurs 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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