Kihuro Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1991:232,06016,320
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kihuro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihuro is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihuro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. Kihuro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihuro are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kihuro is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 232,060. In Kenya Kihuro is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 48 percent live, Migori County, where 45 percent live and Kiambu County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kihuro exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kihuro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kihuro surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiuro913/
Kihoro832,364/
Kihura83169/
Kuhuro831/
Kehuro831/
Kjhuro831/
Keihura7710/
Kiourou773/
Kihuura772/
Kaihoro772/
Kijuuro771/
Kiura735,972/
Kjuro73241/
Kyuro7324/
Gkiourou7122/
Kaihuura711/
Kaihyura711/
Kuyoro671,482/
Kaioro6738/
Kioura6733/
Kjuiro6733/
Cihura6715/
Kiutra6713/
Chiuro6710/
Kihora6710/
Koioro679/
Kijoro676/
Khjura675/
Kehoro674/
Kujoro674/
Kuhura674/
Kijura673/
Kjuyro672/
Kuyuro672/
Qiuroz672/
Qiuroa671/
Chihourou671/
Kiurah671/
Kyhura671/
Khiura671/
Keyuro671/

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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
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  • 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 Kihuro
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