Kirahi Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kirahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Kirahi (20) may also be a first name.

Kirahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirahi (Hindi: किराही, Marathi: िकरही) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Kirahi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kirahi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

Kirahi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Kirahi is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent are found, Mara Region, where 36 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairahi921/
Khairahi8660/
Kiraği83159/
Kurahi838/
Kireai833/
Kerahi832/
Cirahi831/
Kirauhe7794/
Kherahi7712/
Kerrahi772/
Kajrahi771/
Kairaoi771/
Quirahi771/
Keiraei771/
Kerahit771/
Kirouai771/
Kirae7327/
Kherahis711/
Kirohiji711/
Kirahuha711/
Kurohi67893/
Kurahe67303/
Kuraei6788/
Kiroua6749/
Kurehi6739/
Kiraua6718/
Kairae678/
Kiruiy674/
Kirehe672/
Curahi671/
Koirae671/
Kierae671/
Kitrae671/
Cerahi671/
Kerehi671/
Cirohi671/
Kerahe671/
Keraui671/
Kiroui671/
Kiraey670/

Kirahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirahi in the Marathi language
िकरहीikarahi66.67
िकराहीikarahi33.33
Kirahi in the Hindi language
किराहीkirahi50
किरहीkirahi50

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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 Kirahi
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