Kiiri Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiiri (19) may also be a first name.

Kiiri Last Name Facts

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

Kiiri (Oriya: କୀଇରି) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiiri is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Kiiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kiiri are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

The last name Kiiri is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Kiiri is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Kiiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihiri91477/
Kijiri914/
Kkiiri913/
Kioiri911/
Kaijiri837/
Kighiri831/
Kiire80794/
Kjiri80420/
Kieri80297/
Kiira80182/
Kiyri804/
Ciiri803/
Kiiry802/
Kyiri802/
Kihira732,314/
Kiheri73234/
Kjairi73181/
Khieri7355/
Kijira7347/
Kihire7333/
Kehiri7321/
Kierie7320/
Kuhiri737/
Kiesri733/
Kijeri733/
Kiyori732/
Chiiri732/
Kuuiri731/
Kieira731/
Khiira731/
Kiejri731/
Keairi731/
Kierri731/
Chijiri67148/
Kajjiri6755/
Chihiri679/
Kaijire673/
Kiiraja672/
Khieira672/
Kijjeri671/
Kijiera671/
Kijheri671/
Kietriś671/
Keijira671/
Kijjire671/
Kjairis671/
Kjirish671/
Kierich670/

Kiiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiiri in the Oriya language
କୀଇରିki'iri-

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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 Kiiri
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