Kiriku Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiriku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiriku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kiriku (88) may also be a first name.

Kiriku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiriku occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kiriku live; 56 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kiriku is also the 1,017,994th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.

The last name Kiriku is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 2,412,156. In Japan it is most frequent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 94 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 2 percent live and Nagano Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Beside Japan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirikou92196/
Kairiku9298/
Kirikcu9229/
Kirikau9215/
Kiraiku921/
Kirikup921/
Kiruku83829/
Ciriku8328/
Kireku835/
Kuriku831/
Keriku831/
Khirikhup804/
Kirykou77240/
Kyrikou77146/
Kairuku7765/
Kerikou7716/
Kerioku779/
Kurriku776/
Kirikoo773/
Kirikoe771/
Kurikui771/
Kitresku7126/
Kyraikou711/
Kyrikous711/
Kereku67222/
Ciricu67126/
Ceriku6732/
Kyryku6714/
Khitrykau676/

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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 Kiriku
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