Kireev Surname

14,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kireev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kireev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia35,4551:4,065471
Belarus1,6481:5,765794
Kazakhstan1,4581:12,1281,848
Kyrgyzstan1411:42,3596,368
Uzbekistan1201:257,7437,986
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Georgia251:149,82210,524
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Finland61:916,11741,832
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Kireev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kireev (Georgian: კირეევი, Russian: Киреев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kireev.

How Common Is The Last Name Kireev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,236th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 186,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kireev reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 35,455 people, or 1 in 4,065. In Russia it is most common in: Saratov Oblast, where 9 percent are found, Moscow, where 6 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Kireev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kireev surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kireev last name are 11.24% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Kireev earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,021 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kireyev92111/
Kirejev9243/
Kirgeev9230/
Kirzeev9220/
Khireev9215/
Kireiev9212/
Kitreev922/
Kirev911,231/
Kirejeva86188/
Kirejevs86115/
Kireyeva86113/
Kirieiev8610/
Kireieva861/
Kyreev833,144/
Kereev831,656/
Kireva831,341/
Kareev83764/
Kureev83306/
Kiraev83133/
Kiriev83117/
Kiroev8322/
Kireew8320/
Kireef8311/
Kairev8311/
Khirev836/
Kireiv835/
Kireyv835/
Kiryev834/
Kiruev833/
Kirrev833/
Kereyev7759/
Khiriev7754/
Kireeff7750/
Kaireva7748/
Chireev7742/
Kirejew7736/
Khiraev7735/
Khiroev7721/
Khareev7711/
Khireva778/
Kirzhev777/
Kyrheev777/
Kirreva776/
Kereiev774/
Kairiev771/
Khereev771/
Kirheva771/
Khureev771/
Kirejevová758/
Kirov7316,984/
Kyrev73156/
Kerev7332/
Kurev7329/
Kirav7324/
Kirew738/
Kiriv734/
Cirev731/
Khayreev7166/
Kereyeva7150/
Khairiev716/
Khirzhev714/
Kergeyev714/
Kyreyeva713/
Khairyev713/
Khairoev712/
Kherzeev711/
Khairaev711/
Khirayev711/
Kirefova711/
Kiyareva711/
Kirayeva711/
Kuraev676,382/
Kairov675,651/
Khairiyev67755/
Kuriev67510/
Kyreva67177/
Chirev67137/
Khirov67109/
Kereva6769/
Kairav6734/
Keerov6727/
Keriev6724/
Kyorev6711/
Kiriew6710/
Kuroev676/
Kyryev676/
Kyraev675/
Koyrev673/
Kirhov673/
Kirrov672/
Kiriov672/
Khirav672/
Kiryov672/
Kereiv672/
Kerefe672/
Kairew672/
Kyruev672/
Keraev671/
Kuyrev671/
Kyriev671/
Cureev671/
Kyerev671/
Kyreyv671/
Kereyv671/

Kireev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kireev in the Georgian language
კირეევიkireevi76.47
კირეევkireev23.53
Kireev in the Russian language
Киреевkireev-

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Footnotes

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