Kireri Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kireri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kireri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kireri (54) may also be a first name.

Kireri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kireri is most common in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kireri? popularity and diffusion

Kireri is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Kireri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kireri are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 54 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 289,180. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 43 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 12 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Kireri is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaireri92265/
Kirieri926/
Kirerei923/
Kiereri921/
Kirerio921/
Kirgeri921/
Kirori831,095/
Kirera83963/
Kirari83441/
Kureri83242/
Kiriri83223/
Kereri83219/
Kirere8385/
Kirery831/
Khirari771,080/
Kirorei77725/
Kirarei77375/
Chireri7788/
Kurerie7721/
Kiririt7719/
Keresri7713/
Kureriy778/
Kiririo777/
Kairere776/
Kurreri775/
Kureeri775/
Kurerai775/
Kyrieri774/
Kirarai774/
Koirari773/
Kirirri773/
Kairori772/
Keirere772/
Kirirai771/
Kereari771/
Keirari771/
Keirera771/
Kureari771/
Kirariy771/
Kiriori771/
Kirarri771/
Kireire771/
Kireryo771/
Koirere771/
Kurerhi771/
Khiritri71549/
Chirerai7182/
Khairiri7156/
Khairari7155/
Khirhari7141/
Khiririt718/
Khirisri716/
Kiritrai711/
Kirrarei711/
Kirehere711/
Kurere67894/
Kerere67591/
Khirahari67525/
Kirira67472/
Kerari67335/
Kurari67105/
Kuriri6788/
Keriri6785/
Kerera6777/
Kirare6768/
Kirire6744/
Kerira6718/
Kerori678/
Keereesri678/
Kirore676/
Kurori675/
Ciriri673/
Kerire672/
Kirary671/
Kurire671/
Cirere671/
Keriry671/
Cereri670/

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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 Kireri
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