Kiriisa Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Kiriisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kiriisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiriisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiriisa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriisa? popularity and diffusion
Kiriisa is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiriisa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kiriisa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Rakai District, where 39 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 16 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirighisa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kiriija | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kiriiza | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kiriisi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kuriisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiriishi | 80 | 646 | / |
| Kiriđija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kirihiza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuryisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirihize | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuriesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kureaisha | 63 | 5 | / |
| Chirihuiza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ceriesa | 57 | 14 | / |
| Cirieso | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kuryesa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ciriegio | 53 | 31 | / |
| Kiryajja | 53 | 10 | / |
| Chirieci | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kuryehsa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Qirieshi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cirieggio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kheriichi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiriisa
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