Chirundu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chirundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chirundu Last Name Facts

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

Chirundu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirundu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chirundu is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Chirundu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chirundu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 57 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Chirundu Last Name Statistics demography

Chirundu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.2% less than the national average, earning R 44,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirundu8840/
Chirumdu881/
Tshirundu82446/
Kirundu8079/
Zirundu8018/
Sirundu804/
Shirondu751/
Kerundu6753/
Serundu6716/
Gerundu6714/
Serondu531/

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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 Chirundu
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