Chirowa Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Chirowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 321 | 1:48,094 | 7,363 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chirowa (12) may also be a first name.
Chirowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirowa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chirowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 827,165th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirowa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 48,094. In Zimbabwe Chirowa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Chirowa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chirowa
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