Chiriya Surname
Approximately 623 people bear this surname
Chiriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 568 | 1:27,180 | 4,176 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiriya (565) may also be a first name.
Chiriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiriya (Hindi: चिरइया, Marathi: चीरीया, Oriya: ଚିରିୟା) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 521,888th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The surname Chiriya is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chiriya reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 353,173rd most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 565 people.
The last name Chiriya is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 27,180. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiriya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିରିୟା | ciriya | - |
| Chiriya in the Marathi language | ||
| चीरीया | ciriya | - |
| Chiriya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिरइया | cira'iya | 37.88 |
| चिरिया | ciriya | 36.36 |
| चिरईया | cira'iya | 18.18 |
| चिरीया | ciriya | 4.55 |
| छिरिया | chiriya | 1.52 |
| चीरइया | cira'iya | 1.52 |
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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 Chiriya
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