Chirume Surname

76,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chirume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,4811:2,817193
Kenya5491:84,1167,722
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
England241:2,321,58686,519
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chirume (325) may also be a first name.

Chirume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chirume occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,288th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,134,072 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chirume reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chirume is also the 486,495th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 325 people.

Chirume is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 5,481 people, or 1 in 2,817. In Zimbabwe Chirume is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Chirume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chirume earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 254.97% more than the national average, earning R 843,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirumei9349/
Tchirume934/
Chirhume931/
Cirume92231/
Chirum9224/
Chiruma86271/
Choirum86184/
Chirime86139/
Churume8625/
Chairum8612/
Chirome863/
Chirumi861/
Chirumm861/
Shirume861/
Chitrum861/
Hirum835/
Cirum831/
Chirrime8014,848/
Choirumi8027/
Choiruma8018/
Cherusme8010/
Chaitrum804/
Chirimhe801/
Schirome801/
Schitrum800/
Hiruma7712,715/
Girume771,773/
Kirume77155/
Hirome77112/
Chirom77104/
Zirume7739/
Hairum7729/
Cirome7719/
Cherum7717/
Sirume7712/
Hiroum779/
Hirumi778/
Shirum778/
Hoirum777/
Khirum774/
Ciruma773/
Cierum771/
Zhirum771/
Hirrum771/
Cairum771/
Scheitrum7571/
Chairusmi756/
Cherroume751/
Chiroma7119,953/
Hiruuma71448/
Hiroumi71264/
Khoirum71249/
Chirimi7198/
Cherime7176/
Hiraumi7168/
Shiruma7161/
Hairumi7140/
Khairum7129/
Cairuma7112/
Chairom7112/
Chiromi7111/
Shirome718/
Giraume718/
Khirome717/
Shirgum713/
Shiraum713/
Chiromy711/
Cerusme711/
Scitrum711/
Sirumee711/
Shairum711/
Cheruma711/
Chierom711/
Cheurum711/
Khiroum711/
Sairume711/
Cheroum711/
Cherome711/
Churime711/
Chearum711/
Cherrum711/
Choyrum711/
Khairusmee711/
Girum6726,748/
Xirum673,867/
Sirum67775/
Herum67355/
Cherroum67101/
Tshiruma6747/
Hirom6738/
Khairumi6735/
Hyrum6726/
Jirum6724/
Khairuma6720/
Cheromei6719/
Schetrum678/
Chairoma678/
Hirohumi676/
Cerum674/
Hierzoum674/
Cirom673/
Cherimey671/
Zirum671/
Hairuumm671/
Khairaum671/
Khairuim671/
Tcheroum671/
Tsirumie671/
Hairhome671/
Cherouma671/
Hchiroma671/
Chhiroma671/
Choeyrum671/

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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 Chirume
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