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 surname Chiriya (Hindi: चिरइया, Marathi: चीरीया, Oriya: ଚିରିୟା) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 521,888th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequent first name at a global level It is held by 565 people.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 27,180. In Zimbabwe Chiriya is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live and Midlands Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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