Kariira Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kariira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771

Kariira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kariira (Russian: Кариира) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kariira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 47 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 47 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karihira9352/
Kariiri86269/
Kariire8612/
Karriera802/
Karihiro801/
Karihire801/
Karhiera801/
Carrieira753/
Cariera7137/
Karieri7115/
Kariere713/
Kargera711/
Kariero711/
Carriera67595/
Karriere6720/
Karijere679/
Karihero678/
Kargeray672/
Karyerah672/
Korehira672/
Carieiro671/

Kariira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kariira in the Russian language
Кариираkariira-

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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 Kariira
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