Kirokoya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kirokoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirokoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kirokoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirokoya is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirokoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirokoya is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kirokoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirokoya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 33 percent are found, Cascades Region, where 33 percent are found and Centre Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirakoya886,573/
Kirokaya881/
Kirekoya881/
Kirokoye881/
Kirakouya824/
Kirrakoya822/
Kirakoeya821/
Kirakoy8025/
Kirakoa8023/
Kirokou802/
Kirokoi801/
Kirokay801/
Kirakoye75180/
Kiroukou7525/
Kiracoya7512/
Kirakaya755/
Koirakoy752/
Kurokiya751/
Kurokaya751/
Kyrakoya751/
Kirokoue751/
Kirekeya751/
Kirakeya751/
Koirakoye71308/
Kirazkaya71125/
Koirekoye711/
Kairakoye711/
Kirakoe671,572/
Kirokei675/
Koirakouye675/
Kirakou671/
Kirekoi671/
Kirakoi671/

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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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  • 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 Kirokoya
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