Kirisu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Kirisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875

Kirisu (23) may also be a first name.

Kirisu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirisu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirisu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Kirisu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kirisu are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 23 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 114,841. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 79 percent are found, Hela, where 13 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirisou921/
Kirishu921/
Khirisut863/
Kurisu8311,163/
Kirusu8323/
Kiresu834/
Kiriju831/
Cirisau7745/
Ciriseu7718/
Kurishu777/
Kerisut774/
Kurissu771/
Keraisu771/
Khiriju771/
Chiriseu715/
Ckirichu711/
Chirishu711/
Kuraishu711/
Kirhizau711/
Kurusu674,176/
Kuresu67143/
Kireju6749/
Keresu6716/
Khairesau678/
Kiruzu674/
Kurizu672/
Cerisu671/
Kuraishui671/

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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
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  • 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 Kirisu
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