Kiriam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiriam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiriam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kiriam (297) may also be a first name.

Kiriam Last Name Facts

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

Kiriam (Oriya: କିରିଆମ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kiriam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kiriam are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 297 people.

The surname Kiriam is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Kiriam is primarily found in: Amudat District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.

Kiriam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiriam surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirriam922/
Kuriam8310/
Keriam837/
Kyriam834/
Kiriom830/
Khyriam77132/
Kireaam771/
Quiriam771/
Khuriam771/
Khyrriam711/
Kiryom6735/
Ciryam676/
Kuryam674/
Kiryamova673/
Keriom670/
Cheriam624/
Kheryam621/
Curriam620/
Khuraijam53200/
Kayryamova5012/
Kheirehoum501/
Kereom501/
Curiom500/

Kiriam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiriam in the Oriya language
କିରିଆମkiri'ama-

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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 Kiriam
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