Chiriku Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chiriku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Chiriku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiriku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiriku occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiriku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chiriku is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 29 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 29 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciriku | 92 | 28 | / |
| Tchirikou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chiricu | 86 | 56 | / |
| Chiruku | 86 | 53 | / |
| Cheriku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hirikou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cherikut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chirukui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ciricu | 77 | 126 | / |
| Ceriku | 77 | 32 | / |
| Czirikusz | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chiricheu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheruikut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheruku | 71 | 11,529 | / |
| Cerriku | 71 | 1,202 | / |
| Chereku | 71 | 102 | / |
| Churuku | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hirekud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chirucu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hirekup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsiriku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsirikou | 67 | 298 | / |
| Chirescu | 67 | 284 | / |
| Hiriscau | 67 | 202 | / |
| Chyrykus | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cheresku | 67 | 27 | / |
| Cherreku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hirekupp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherruku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheyruku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheruuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherukuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherukuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheeruku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayruku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herikupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcheruku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiriku
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