Kikiru Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kikiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Kikiru (22) may also be a first name.

Kikiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kikiru is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikiru? popularity and diffusion

Kikiru is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kikiru live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kikiru is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Kikiru is most frequent in: Delta, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Osun, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Kikiru is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikirui921/
Kiokirui861/
Kikuru831,473/
Cikiru833/
Kaikkuiru801/
Kikkuru77292/
Kuikuru7711/
Kaikuru772/
Kikurou772/
Chikiru772/
Keikuru771/
Kikkeru771/
Kikurui771/
Kikkurru719/
Kukuru67237/
Kekuru6790/
Kekeru679/
Chikhirou672/
Keekuru6211/
Kekerou622/
Cicirou621/
Kekeuru621/
Chekirui5742/
Kykyrush577/
Chikkeru573/
Caykirus571/
Chichirau53178/
Cheekirou531/
Kecuru503/
Ciceru502/

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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 Kikiru
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