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
Average Male Kia Height
173.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kia (Arabic: كيع, Hindi: किाा, Oriya: କିଆ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kia.
How Common Is The Last Name Kia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kia is the 15,851st most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 207,191 people. The surname Kia is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Kia live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,694th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 33,294 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 16,815 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Iran it is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 29 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Iran this surname exists 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 adherence of those carrying the Kia last name is primarily Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Kia are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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