Kierian Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Kierian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kierian (213) may also be a first name.
Kierian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kierian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kierian (Arabic: قياريان) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kierian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Kierian occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kierian live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kierian is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 213 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 38 percent reside, Kaduna, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kierian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kierian in the Arabic language | ||
| قياريان | qyaryan | - |
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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 Kierian
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