Kihiri Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4661:113,60910,920
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kihiri (195) may also be a first name.

Kihiri Last Name Facts

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

Kihiri is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kihiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 638,206th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihiri live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 649,894th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 195 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 113,609. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 68 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Kihiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kihiri last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kighiri921/
Kiiri91105/
Kihira832,314/
Kiheri83234/
Khieri8355/
Kihire8333/
Kehiri8321/
Kuhiri837/
Kijiri834/
Kkiiri833/
Kioiri831/
Chihiri779/
Kaijiri777/
Kijheri771/
Kiire73794/
Kjiri73420/
Kieri73297/
Kiira73182/
Kiyri734/
Ciiri733/
Kiiry732/
Kyiri732/
Quihuiri71483/
Kheirieh7123/
Khajjiri718/
Khojgiri715/
Kuhire67792/
Kähäri67419/
Khiery67337/
Kjairi67181/
Chieri67111/
Kijira6747/
Kierie6720/
Kuheri6719/
Khiera679/
Khiere678/
Keheri675/
Kihere674/
Kiesri673/
Kijeri673/
Kiyori672/
Khiyre672/
Chiiri672/
Khiyra671/
Kiejri671/
Keairi671/
Cihire671/
Kierri671/
Khiira671/
Käheri671/
Kuuiri671/
Kieira671/

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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 Kihiri
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