Kiriye Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Kiriye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kiriye (32) may also be a first name.
Kiriye Demographics
Kiriye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiriye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiriye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiriye is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiriye are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 32 people.
The surname Kiriye is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Kiriye is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 83 percent reside, Amudat District, where 8 percent reside and Mbale District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.
Kiriye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kiriye surname is primarily Christian (100%) 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 Kiriye
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