Kiiya Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Kiiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
Kiiya (16) may also be a first name.
Kiiya Demographics
Kiiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiiya (Russian: Киия) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Kiiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiiya are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
The last name Kiiya is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya Kiiya is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 90 percent live, Meru County, where 6 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Kiiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kiiya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiiya in the Russian language | ||
| Киия | kiia | - |
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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 Kiiya
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