Kiriru Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiriru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiriru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kiriru Last Name Facts

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

Kiriru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiriru is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Kiriru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiriru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kiriru is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya Kiriru is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 43 percent reside, Migori County, where 19 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Kiriru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiriru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiruiru923/
Kirirut921/
Kireru83655/
Kiruru83160/
Kiereru7710/
Kurireu773/
Kurirau771/
Kiruruu771/
Chirirou712/
Kereru67145/
Kureru6729/
Khireerut671/
Chireru62295/
Kereeru6220/
Curieru622/
Koiruru621/
Kererru621/
Kererou621/
Cherirou57409/
Kererush5712/
Kureheru574/
Keereerut536/
Cherrirou531/
Kururu5078/
Keruru5065/

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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 Kiriru
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