Chiroro Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chiroro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiroro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chiroro (22) may also be a first name.

Chiroro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiroro occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiroro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiroro are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiroro is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe Chiroro is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiororo93221/
Hiroro9232/
Ciroro924/
Chiraro86290/
Chirero8633/
Shiroro8610/
Cheroro862/
Chirora862/
Chiruro861/
Chirarot80193/
Chirauro8055/
Cherorot8054/
Chirarop8019/
Chiroora8017/
Chirasro801/
Kiroro77223/
Siroro77130/
Jiroro77124/
Giroro7757/
Hiraro772/
Choiruroh7556/
Chairurop7514/
Cheroroit759/
Chirara712,922/
Chitrotrap71820/
Sirorot71326/
Hiroura71274/
Siroros71249/
Chirera71117/
Hairora71101/
Kirorot7127/
Cairaro7119/
Chitrotrat7117/
Chairotrat7110/
Kairoro716/
Quiroro715/
Khairotroi714/
Chairojrat712/
Chirura712/
Herroro711/
Khiraro711/
Shirora711/
Hirorau711/
Chirarat67498/
Cheroura67162/
Shiroura6747/
Chiraura6746/
Hurohuro6721/
Chairera6712/
Chirurgo675/
Sirhorho674/
Chitraro674/
Chiratra673/
Chitrara673/
Chioraro672/
Churaroo671/
Siruorho671/
Chierera671/
Sairosro671/
Chirrara671/

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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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  • 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 Chiroro
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