Kihuria Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihuria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihuria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4381:105,4349,111
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kihuria (174) may also be a first name.

Kihuria Last Name Facts

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

Kihuria occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihuria? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname Kihuria occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihuria are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 174 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 105,434. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found, Muranga County, where 25 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Kihuria Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiuria92125/
Khjuria865,088/
Kihoria86109/
Kehuria861/
Kihurio861/
Khiuria861/
Khejuria80120/
Khjauria807/
Khujuria805/
Khjuriad801/
Khhjuria801/
Khjiuria801/
Khojuria801/
Kiurio771/
Kihorio719/
Khjurya715/
Kiourja711/
Kujuria711/
Khjoria711/
Kejuria711/
Khajoria6737/
Khjiurya677/
Khjurhya671/
Khhjurya671/
Khayoria671/
Kahjoria671/
Kyurio621/
Kyurea621/
Kajoria5773/
Chiurio572/
Kijorio571/
Kihoryo571/

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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 Kihuria
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