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

Kirisu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirisu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kirisu is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kirisu live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kirisu is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name in the world, held by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 114,841. In Papua New Guinea Kirisu is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 79 percent are found, Hela, where 13 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kirisu exists in one country. It is also common 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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