Kirotich Surname

280,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirotich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirotich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3741:33,6103,654
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kirotich (261) may also be a first name.

Kirotich Last Name Facts

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

Kirotich is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirotich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,785th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,300,033 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirotich live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kirotich is also the 550,922nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 261 people.

The surname Kirotich is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,374 people, or 1 in 33,610. In Kenya Kirotich is most numerous in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 59 percent live, West Pokot County, where 18 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya Kirotich is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Kirotich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kirotich surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirutich882/
Kerotich882/
Kuretich75270/
Kurotych758/
Kuratich756/
Cherotich71102,125/
Cheroitich679/
Cherothich671/
Cherrotich671/
Cherottich671/
D'Kuretich671/
Keretech631/
Cherutich599,264/
Kayratych592/
Cherotech591/
Cheruitich5680/
Cheerutich564/

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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 Kirotich
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