Kiriswa Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiriswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiriswa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kiriswa (11) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiriswa Demographics

Kiriswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiriswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiriswa is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kiriswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 937,786th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Kiriswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiriswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kiriswa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Kiriswa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 45 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 24 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Kiriswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiriswa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirishwa931/
Kiruswa86145/
Kiriswo8678/
Kirisua863/
Kirizwa861/
Chiriswa80406/
Kirisuah802/
Kirichwa801/
Kirushwa801/
Kirishua801/
Kirusua712/
Kuruswa711/
Kiruswo711/
Kirusuah671/
Kiritsue671/
Kairisvuo6311/
Kuruswo5791/
Kerisby570/
Kairesvuo5012/
Kerisouet5011/
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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 Kiriswa
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