Chiruka Surname
Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname
Chiruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,164 | 1:13,263 | 1,805 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chiruka (60) may also be a first name.
Chiruka Demographics
Chiruka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiruka is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiruka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 291,785th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,558,769 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chiruka reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 60 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,164 people, or 1 in 13,263. In Zimbabwe Chiruka is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 44 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Chiruka occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Chiruka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Chiruka
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