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
The last name Kiriye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiriye reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiriye is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 32 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mayuge District, where 83 percent are found, Amudat District, where 8 percent are found and Mbale District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda Kiriye is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.
Kiriye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kiriye surname is principally 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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