Kireru Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kireru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kireru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5371:85,9967,824
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kireru (233) may also be a first name.

Kireru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kireru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kireru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kireru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 501,935th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname Kireru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kireru reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 233 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 85,996. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 21 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 18 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kireru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kireru last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiereru9210/
Kereru83145/
Kureru8329/
Kiriru8322/
Kiraru831/
Khireerut801/
Chireru77295/
Kereeru7720/
Kiruiru773/
Kurireu773/
Kirirut771/
Kererou771/
Kererru771/
Kirareu771/
Kuiraru771/
Kererush7112/
Kureheru714/
Kuraru67437/
Kuroru6736/
Keraru6731/
Keereerut676/
Kurraru62525/
Kurarru624/
Curieru622/
Kurirau621/
Khuraru621/
Kerharou5726/
Chirirou572/
Kuraharu571/
Koyrarou571/

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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 Kireru
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