Kiania Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kiania (132) may also be a first name.

Kiania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiania occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiania? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiania is the 821,713th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Kiania occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kiania reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 132 people.

Kiania is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 158,694. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 63 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 25 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Kiania Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kiania surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiangia92305/
Kijania92209/
Kiannia92172/
Kianiah922/
Kyania83841/
Kionia838/
Kianja837/
Kianya837/
Kiagna832/
Kianha831/
Kianio831/
Qiania831/
Kihanya771,088/
Kiangio77729/
Kihonia7728/
Kianjah777/
Kijanja775/
Kihanja772/
Kayonia771/
Chiania771/
Kianjad771/
Kianyad771/
Kijanea771/
Kianjai771/
Kianjei771/
Cijania771/
Kiangnoi7110/
Kioni'au717/
Khianjai711/
Chiannia711/
Kijianja711/
Quijania711/
Kyanja67167/
Kyanya67147/
Kianjo6715/
Kyanio672/
Qianya671/
Kyonia671/
Keonia670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kiania
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