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 surname Kia (Arabic: كيع, Hindi: किाा, Oriya: କିଆ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,851st most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 207,191 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Kia are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kia is also the 25,694th most numerous first name globally, borne by 33,294 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 16,815 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Iran it is most frequent in: Mazandaran Province, where 29 percent live, Tehran Province, where 21 percent live and Golestan Province, where 20 percent live. Besides Iran it occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Kia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kia last name is predominantly Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kia surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% 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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