Virira Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Andorra

Virira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Virira (10) may also be a first name.

Virira Last Name Facts

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

Virira is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virira? popularity and diffusion

Virira is the 1,168,344th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Virira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Virira are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Virira is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 93,565. In Zimbabwe Virira is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Virira
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