Kiriira Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiriira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiriira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kiriira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiriira is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kiriira are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 25 percent are found, Machakos County, where 25 percent are found and Meru County, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiriiri8697/
Kiriiro8652/
Kiriire868/
Kuriira861/
Kurihira8053/
Kirieri716/
Keriiri711/
Ciriero57181/
Kyrieri574/
Kirgeri571/
Kyrieris5335/
Quiriere5319/
Curriera5316/
Kerriere531/
Quairiere5063/
Querriera5032/
Quairière5019/
Quirijero5010/
Kuriheroo501/

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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 Kiriira
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