Chirure Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chirure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chirure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chirure (Hindi: चिरूरे) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirure? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chirure is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chirure live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Chirure is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 33 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 33 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiraure9327/
Hirure9217/
Chiroutre885/
Shirure86762/
Chirore8627/
Chiruri865/
Cherure862/
Chirura862/
Chirour861/
Chirire861/
Hirur831,246/
Cirur832/
Shirgure80513/
Chirurgi8068/
Chiraura8046/
Chirauri805/
Chirguri801/
Chirouri801/
Schierur800/
Shirur77831/
Sirure7740/
Cherur7710/
Herure776/
Hirore772/
Chiror771/
Cheroutre75158/
Chirrauri755/
Shirore71433/
Hiroura71274/
Chiriri71227/
Cherour71153/
Shirgur71119/
Shiruri7178/
Chururi7156/
Cheruri7119/
Chirori7119/
Giraure7111/
Khairur7111/
Khoirur719/
Siraure717/
Sirgure716/
Shirura715/
Hairour714/
Cherire713/
Chirora712/
Cherura711/
Shireur711/
Sherure711/
Chierrieri711/
Churire711/
Giroure711/
Heroure711/
Sirur679,185/
Herur671,426/
Cheroura67162/
Cheriere6767/
Shiroura6747/
Cherirey6747/
Shirzour6730/
Hiror6729/
Cherirei6721/
Chairiri6713/
Khairuri6712/
Girur676/
Cherorei676/
Khairour674/
Shiraura674/
Cherouri674/
Cherrour672/
Tsiruire672/
Chiroori671/
Ciror671/
Cheruhri671/
Chetruri671/
Cyrur671/
Shiroore671/
Shergure671/
Sshirore671/
Chehrour671/
Kheirour671/
Cerur671/
Cherurai671/
Cherurui671/
Chirrori671/
Chergour671/
Zehroure671/
Tsirutre671/

Chirure Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chirure in the Hindi language
चिरूरेcirure-

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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
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  • 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 Chirure
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