Kirisia Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirisia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirisia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Kirisia (130) may also be a first name.

Kirisia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirisia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirisia? popularity and diffusion

Kirisia is the 868,551st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirisia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kirisia is also the 814,623rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 130 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 149,935. In Kenya Kirisia is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 72 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Kirisia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kirisia last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

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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 Kirisia
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