Kirinya Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Kirinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 696 | 1:56,091 | 6,613 |
| Kenya | 235 | 1:196,510 | 14,435 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kirinya (11) may also be a first name.
Kirinya Demographics
Kirinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirinya (Hindi: किरिंया) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kirinya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 381,197th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirinya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 11 people.
Kirinya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 56,091. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent live, Kampala District, where 21 percent live and Mityana District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Kirinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirienya | 93 | 92 | / |
| Kirainya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kirrinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kairinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Keirinya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khitrinya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kirenya | 86 | 86 | / |
| Kirinyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kirinja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kirinia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kireenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kerienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khairinia | 75 | 127 | / |
| Kerinja | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kirenia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kirenja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kirenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirinjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherinya | 67 | 75 | / |
| Chirinea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kierenia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kirenjoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quirinea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerrigna | 67 | 0 | / |
Kirinya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirinya in the Hindi language | ||
| किरिंया | kirinya | - |
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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 Kirinya
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