Kia Surname
Approximately 35,173 people bear this surname
Kia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16,815 | 1:4,566 | 628 |
| Uganda | 9,519 | 1:4,101 | 736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,188 | 1:3,727 | 190 |
| Indonesia | 1,704 | 1:77,611 | 8,274 |
| Cambodia | 626 | 1:24,740 | 1,406 |
| United States | 566 | 1:640,387 | 51,492 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Malaysia | 355 | 1:83,082 | 5,835 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Ivory Coast | 213 | 1:108,316 | 5,514 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Cameroon | 171 | 1:121,457 | 13,881 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Vietnam | 140 | 1:661,758 | 1,617 |
| Pakistan | 129 | 1:1,384,836 | 15,599 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Philippines | 76 | 1:1,332,082 | 99,105 |
| Liberia | 68 | 1:64,831 | 5,610 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Taiwan | 50 | 1:468,895 | 3,561 |
| Solomon Islands | 45 | 1:12,890 | 2,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Turkey | 36 | 1:2,161,706 | 72,332 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Kia (33,294) may also be a first name.
Kia Demographics
Kia Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kia (Arabic: كيع, Hindi: किाा, Oriya: କିଆ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kia is the 15,851st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 207,191 people. The surname Kia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kia live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kia is also the 25,694th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 33,294 people.
Kia is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 16,815 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Iran Kia is most numerous in: Mazandaran Province, where 29 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Iran it is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Kia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kia surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kia earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $49,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kia in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଆ | ki'a | 94.1 |
| କୀଆ | ki'a | 2.62 |
| Kia in the Hindi language | ||
| किाा | kiaa | 57.89 |
| कीआ | ki'a | 26.32 |
| किआ | ki'a | 15.79 |
| Kia in the Arabic language | ||
| كيع | ky | - |
| كيا | kya | - |
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Footnotes
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