Kiraya Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Kiraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 206 | 1:256,998 | 20,669 |
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kiraya (90) may also be a first name.
Kiraya Demographics
Kiraya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiraya (Hindi: किरया, Marathi: िकरया, Russian: Кирая) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiraya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiraya is the 839,220th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kiraya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 90 people.
The surname Kiraya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 256,998. In Tanzania Kiraya is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 60 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 32 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Kiraya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiraya in the Hindi language | ||
| किरया | kiraya | 85.71 |
| किरपा | kirapa | 7.14 |
| कीरया | kiraya | 7.14 |
| Kiraya in the Marathi language | ||
| िकरया | ikaraya | 81.82 |
| कीरया | kiraya | 18.18 |
| Kiraya in the Russian language | ||
| Кирая | kiraa | - |
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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 Kiraya
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