Dirao Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dirao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dirao (346) may also be a first name.

Dirao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirao is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirao? popularity and diffusion

Dirao is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Dirao is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dirao live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,941st most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 346 people.

The surname Dirao is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 63 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 11 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dairao9153/
Diraho913/
Dhirao911/
Diraijo833/
Diragio831/
Durao8013,651/
Diroa8063/
Derao8013/
Djrao8011/
Duerao73158/
Deraoh73111/
Duraho7327/
Diroha7323/
Dearao7317/
Deraou7316/
Deraoi734/
Duraoh733/
Diroua732/
Durhao731/
Deraao731/
Deraoa731/
Djraho731/
Deurao731/
Derrao731/
Ditraoult718/
Dueraoh67374/
Dueraao677/
Dearzao677/
Djrahou676/
Diraaja672/
Ditrouo672/
Dairoua672/
Dirayya671/
Derraoh671/
Derahoz671/
Deetrao671/
Dheraho671/
Dirohah671/
Durahou670/

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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 Dirao
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