Chiruma Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Chiruma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 162 | 1:95,298 | 13,521 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chiruma (29) may also be a first name.
Chiruma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiruma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiruma occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiruma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 961,438th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Chiruma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiruma live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.
This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 95,298. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Chiruma exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.
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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 Chiruma
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