Kirai Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
Kirai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 382 | 1:120,890 | 10,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 199 | 1:40,973 | 4,986 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Japan | 78 | 1:1,639,029 | 25,369 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kirai (275) may also be a first name.
Kirai Demographics
Kirai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirai (Hindi: किरई, Marathi: िकरई, Oriya: କିରାଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 368,594th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Kirai reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirai is also the 535,844th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 275 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 120,890. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 53 percent live, Kiambu County, where 40 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kirai exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.
Kirai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kirai last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kirai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirai in the Oriya language | ||
| କିରାଇ | kira'i | 93.48 |
| ଲାୁକିରାଇ | laukira'i | 2.17 |
| ମାତାକିରାଇ | matakira'i | 2.17 |
| େକରାଇ | ekara'i | 2.17 |
| Kirai in the Hindi language | ||
| किरई | kira'i | 66.67 |
| किराई | kira'i | 33.33 |
| Kirai in the Marathi language | ||
| िकरई | ikara'i | 60 |
| िकराई | ikara'i | 40 |
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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 Kirai
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