Kiriswo Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiriswo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiriswo 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
Kenya771:599,73928,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kiriswo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiriswo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiriswo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiriswo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kiriswo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 77 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 12 percent reside and Baringo County, where 5 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

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
Kiriswa86280/
Kiruswo861/
Kirishwa801/
Kairisvuo7511/
Kiruswa71145/
Kuruswo7191/
Kirisua713/
Kirizwa711/
Chiriswa67406/
Kirisuah672/
Kirishua671/
Kirushwa671/
Kirichwa671/
Kairesvuo6312/
Kirusua572/
Kuruswa571/
Kirusuah531/
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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 Kiriswo
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