Kirayi Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Kirayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kirayi (79) may also be a first name.
Kirayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirayi occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirayi? popularity and diffusion
Kirayi is the 1,478,479th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kirayi are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 79 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 750,755. In Uganda Kirayi is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 31 percent live, Mayuge District, where 15 percent live and Luuka District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Turkey, where 14 percent live.
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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 Kirayi
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