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 last name Kiriira is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiriira is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Kiriira is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kiriira reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kiriira is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 25 percent reside, Machakos County, where 25 percent reside and Meru County, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

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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