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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kiriisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiriisa is the 1,817,111th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Kiriisa is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiriisa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kiriisa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Rakai District, where 39 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 16 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found 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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