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 is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiroro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiroro live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiroro is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Chiroro is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe Chiroro is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chiroro exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

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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