The Chiara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 546 people carried this name — #38,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Chiara.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Chiara live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chiara.
- Chever 113 · U.S. census
- Chevrette 336 · U.S. census
- Chevrier 367 · U.S. census
- Chiappa 287 · U.S. census
- Chiappe 169 · U.S. census
- Chiappini 328 · U.S. census
- Chiaramonte 1,201 · U.S. census
- Chiarelli 736 · U.S. census
- Chiarello 1,424 · U.S. census
- Chiari 265 · U.S. census
- Chiarini 142 · U.S. census
- Chiasson 3,399 · U.S. census
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