Kiringu Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiringu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiringu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2971:155,48812,325
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kiringu (65) may also be a first name.

Kiringu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiringu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiringu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiringu is the 887,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name Kiringu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiringu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiringu is also the 1,212,820th most common given name on earth, borne by 65 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya Kiringu is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 47 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 33 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Kiringu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiringu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiring'u932/
Kirinu9214/
Kuringu861/
Kirengu861/
Kirgu831/
Kitrinou8029/
Kairinou8027/
Chiringu801/
Kirguş778/
Kerinu776/
Kirinó774/
Cirinu772/
Cirineu71207/
Kitrenu7149/
Kurengu7148/
Kearinu719/
Chirinu713/
Quirinu712/
Kerainu711/
Kerengu711/
Quirinus6741/
Keryongu6726/
Kregu675/
Quirineu674/
Cirgu671/
Kytrinou671/

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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 Kiringu
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