Chiromo Surname

99,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiromo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiromo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4571:6,9671,006
Zimbabwe2,2401:6,892764
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
England171:3,277,533109,658
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chiromo (58) may also be a first name.

Chiromo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiromo occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiromo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiromo is the 99,267th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,527,787 people. The last name Chiromo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiromo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiromo is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Outside of Malawi Chiromo occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Chiromo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chiromo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning R 264,768 per year and in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

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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 Chiromo
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