Chirimi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chirimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chirimi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chirimi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chirimi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirimi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chirimi reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania Chirimi is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 78 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 4 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Chirimi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirimit934/
Chitrimit88154/
Chirima862,650/
Chirime86139/
Cherimi8625/
Shirimi8610/
Chirumi861/
Cirimai861/
Hirimai861/
Churimi861/
Chittrimit8257/
Chirrime8014,848/
Hiraimei8053/
Churaimi8030/
Choirumi8027/
Shirimai803/
Chiraima801/
Chirimhe801/
Schirima801/
Shirrimi801/
Kirimi7735,411/
Hirima77138/
Herimi77109/
Cerimi7798/
Girimi7747/
Sirimi7740/
Jirimi776/
Zirimi772/
Hirime771/
Qirimi771/
Chitrimet75138/
Chirimaya7522/
Cherismoi755/
Shirima7136,338/
Chirume716,426/
Chirema71589/
Sirimai71324/
Girimai71324/
Kirimit71284/
Sirimoi71129/
Khirima71117/
Cherime7176/
Chittrimet7150/
Kirimai7144/
Sirimis7134/
Cherima7126/
Sirimit7124/
Kirimis7123/
Hajrimi7121/
Hereimi7117/
Jairimi719/
Shirime718/
Kitrimi716/
Cheremi715/
Sherimi715/
Sirimei714/
Hairima712/
Churemi712/
Chireme711/
Sirimgi711/
Hoirima711/
Herimiz711/
Heiremi711/
Kherimi711/
Khirime711/
Kirimgi711/
Tzirimi711/
Soirimi711/
Sirimie711/
Kirimoi711/
Shiremi711/
Sirimui711/
Churime711/
Cirisme711/
Chittremit711/
Herimis711/
Hiraima711/
Quirimit672,011/
Cherisme671,715/
Cheremis67205/
Chirumei6749/
Khairima6728/
Shirimet6724/
Khoirima6712/
Cheremie676/
Hiremith674/
Quirimid674/
Chiremje674/
Cheraime673/
Churaimy673/
Cheremit672/
Chérismé672/
Cherismé672/
Khayrimi672/
Khirimey671/
Cherimey671/
Hirimeth671/
Shirhima671/
Kirimich671/
Sherimit671/
Tshirima671/
Tsirimai671/
Tsirimei671/
Gkitrimi671/
Cherymie671/
Chirhume671/
Sheraimi671/

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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 Chirimi
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