Kiriş Surname
Approximately 9,277 people bear this surname
Kiriş Surname User-submission:
A Turkish surname, meaning 'beam', or 'arrow wire'.
Kiriş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9,236 | 1:8,426 | 1,140 |
| Northern Cyprus | 37 | 1:8,622 | 2,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Kiris (629) are calculated separately.
Kiriş Surname Meaning
Kiriş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiriş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiriş (Georgian: კირის, Hindi: किरीश, Oriya: କିରିସ) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Kiris. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiriş.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiriş? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,846th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 785,550 people. The last name Kiriş is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kiriş reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Kiriş is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 9,236 people, or 1 in 8,426. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Denizli Province, where 8 percent live and Antalya Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiriş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiriş in the Georgian language | ||
| კირის | kiris | - |
| Kiriş in the Oriya language | ||
| କିରିସ | kirisa | - |
| Kiriş in the Hindi language | ||
| किरीश | kirisa | 40 |
| किरिस | kirisa | 40 |
| किरीस | kirisa | 20 |
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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
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