Chirowo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chirowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Chirowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chirowo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirowo? popularity and diffusion

Chirowo is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Chirowo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirowo reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Chirowo is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 50 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirowa86335/
Chirawo86313/
Chirewo86267/
Chirobo86103/
Cherowo8660/
Chiruwo866/
Chirovo864/
Chirobho803/
Chiroswa801/
Chirahwo801/
Chirohwa801/
Cherouwo801/
Chirouwa801/
Cherowoo801/
Kirowo7760/
Hirowa779/
Hirobo772/
Chirova711,569/
Cherowa71964/
Chirevo71258/
Cherewo71195/
Chirewa71170/
Chiruvo7180/
Chiroba7170/
Chiruwa7160/
Hiroiwa7132/
Chirawa7123/
Cherobo7118/
Hitrovo7112/
Chirabo7111/
Shirobo7111/
Cheruwo715/
Kairowo711/
Shirawo711/
Schirova6797/
Shiroiwa6769/
Khitrovo6739/
Chirahwa6737/
Chirehwa6735/
Schirová6718/
Chairova6715/
Zhirovoy6714/
Chitrova6710/
Chiroeva675/
Churovoy675/
Chirawad674/
Tchirová674/
Tchirova673/
Tshirobo672/
Shiroova671/
Chirzova671/
Koirowoa671/
Cheirova671/
Chierova671/
Chirouba671/
Chireuwa671/
Tchiroba671/
Sirouwot671/
Cherowwa671/
Hairouwa671/
Scherowa671/

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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 Chirowo
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