Chiriro Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiriro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiriro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1791:86,24712,510
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiriro (93) may also be a first name.

Chiriro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiriro is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiriro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiriro is the 1,231,034th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiriro live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 93 people.

Chiriro is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 86,247. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 18 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Chiriro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

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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 Chiriro
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