Kirao Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0681:43,2404,498
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kirao (147) may also be a first name.

Kirao Last Name Facts

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

Kirao (Hindi: किरणो, Oriya: କିରଓ, Russian: Кирао) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 327,639th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kirao live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kirao is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 147 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 43,240. In Kenya Kirao is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent reside, Kwale County, where 1 percent reside and Meru County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Kirao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiraho91134/
Kairao9115/
Khirao914/
Kiraou913/
Kuirao912/
Kierao911/
Koiraho8319/
Kirayio8310/
Khairao8310/
Kairaoa838/
Keiraou833/
Kairaou831/
Kairaoi831/
Keiraho831/
Kurao80463/
Kerao8051/
Kiroa8018/
Cirao8011/
Quirao731,156/
Keraou73132/
Kiroha73121/
Kiroah7353/
Kiroua7349/
Chirao7343/
Kairoa7324/
Kyraho7324/
Kiroho7322/
Kiraua7318/
Kura'o7313/
Cairao7311/
Ceirao736/
Kayrao734/
Keraho731/
Kherao731/
Kurrao731/
Koiroa731/
Kireua731/
Cairrao67166/
Kiroiya6779/
Queirao6746/
Quiraos6712/
Kieroua6711/
Kirayya675/
Kuraiyo674/
Cheirao673/
Kiraaia673/
Kheraoi672/
Kirojjo672/
Keuraho671/
Kairaua671/
Kiraaya671/
Kirouau671/
Chirrao671/
Kiroyia671/
Kiraiya671/
Kisroha671/
Kirouad671/
Kheraho671/
Kairoua671/
Keraout671/

Kirao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirao in the Hindi language
किरणोkirano-
Kirao in the Oriya language
କିରଓkira'o-
Kirao in the Russian language
Кираоkirao-

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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 Kirao
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