Chirú Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Chirú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama901:43,4702,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Chiru (13,214) are calculated separately.

Chirú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chirú is more commonly found in Panama than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Chiru. For other possible spellings of Chirú click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirú? popularity and diffusion

Chirú is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Chirú is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Chirú live; 97 percent live in Central America and 97 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Chirú is most prevalent in Panama, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 43,470. In Panama it is most numerous in: Coclé Province, where 59 percent live, Colón Province, where 17 percent live and Panamá Oeste Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Panama this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiru9313,214/
Cherú803/
Cairú801/
Chirau732,526/
Chitru73392/
Chirou73146/
Chirut73102/
Chioru7372/
Chirui7363/
Chireu7360/
Chairu7341/
Choiru7326/
Chirru7326/
Chiruu7316/
Chirgu7312/
Chirhu7312/
Chirus739/
Cairús737/
Chiruș734/
Chiroe734/
Chiroo733/
Chirup732/
Schiru732/
Chiruy732/
Chiruț732/
Chhiru731/
Schiró731/
Schirù731/
Schirru675,071/
Hiru673,341/
Chairut67410/
Chiraux67283/
Ciru67232/
Chiroud67133/
Chiroux67129/
Chireux6787/
Schiroo6755/
Tchirou6738/
Hiró6723/
Chithru6721/
Chairup6718/
Chiraud6717/
Chairus678/
Chairou677/
Schirau677/
Chirrup677/
Chiruța675/
Chitrou675/
Choiroo674/
Choirup673/
Cheirus672/
Cheirau671/
Chitrus671/
Chitrut671/
Ciró671/
Chirooy671/
Schirrù671/
Chirroo671/
Chhitru671/
Tschiru671/
Qchirou671/
Cheirou671/

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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 Chirú
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