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 carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiriya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiriya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 521,888th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chiriya live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiriya is also the 353,173rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 565 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 27,180. In Zimbabwe Chiriya is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live and Midlands Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Chiriya
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