Kirau Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Kirau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Kenya | 27 | 1:1,710,367 | 35,924 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kirau (100) may also be a first name.
Kirau Demographics
Kirau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirau (Hindi: किरऊ, Oriya: କିରଉ, Russian: Кирау) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Kirau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Kirau reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kirau is also the 946,056th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 100 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea Kirau is most numerous in: Central, where 37 percent live, National Capital District, where 15 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Kirau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kirau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirau in the Oriya language | ||
| କିରଉ | kira'u | - |
| Kirau in the Hindi language | ||
| किरऊ | kira'u | 62.5 |
| किरउ | kira'u | 25 |
| किराउ | kira'u | 12.5 |
| Kirau in the Russian language | ||
| Кирау | kirau | - |
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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 Kirau
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