Kirop Surname

149,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9021:15,9131,904
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kirop (685) may also be a first name.

Kirop Last Name Facts

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

Kirop (Marathi: िकरोप, Russian: Кироп) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirop? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,207th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,461,177 people. The last name Kirop is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kirop live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 316,139th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 685 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,902 people, or 1 in 15,913. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 61 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Kirop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kirop surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitrop9132/
Kairop9130/
Kiropp911/
Khitrop83918/
Kurop80262/
Kirap80116/
Kerop8057/
Kirob801/
Kairov735,651/
Kirape73263/
Khirov73109/
Kiroub7389/
Khirap7317/
Chirop7310/
Kuroop7310/
Kitrob735/
Kirhov733/
Kirrov732/
Kiorob731/
Quirop731/
Kierap731/
Keerop731/
Qierop731/
Kiroov731/
Kiraph731/
Kerope731/
Kirapf730/
Khairov671,850/
Khairob6719/
Khiraph6712/
Khitrob676/
Khairap676/
Kairapp676/
Khoirov672/
Ketroop671/
Kaihrob671/
Kairape671/
Khirapp671/
Kheirov671/

Kirop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirop in the Marathi language
िकरोपikaropa-
Kirop in the Russian language
Киропkirop-

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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 Kirop
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