Kirih Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Kirih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Kirih (19) may also be a first name.
Kirih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirih (Marathi: िकरीह) is found in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirih? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kirih live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Somaliland, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 16,668. Excluding Somaliland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kirih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirih in the Marathi language | ||
| िकरीह | ikariha | - |
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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 Kirih
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