Kiru Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3671:22,2172,408
India1841:4,168,834111,526
Russia1551:929,82673,265
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Romania1081:185,90618,848
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Canada381:969,62173,252
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Macau11:601,6301,582
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kiru (10,732) may also be a first name.

Kiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiru (Bengali: কিরু, Hindi: किरू, Marathi: कीरू, Oriya: କିରୁ, Russian: Киру) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,355th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 29 percent of Kiru are found; 26 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 26 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kiru is also the 58,467th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 10,732 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 22,217. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 41 percent live, Morobe, where 14 percent live and West Sepik, where 14 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Kiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kiru surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Kiru earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 70.68% less than the national average, earning $12,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.59% more than the national average, earning $67,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirui8981,675/
Kairu8912,575/
Kireu891,591/
Kieru89585/
Kirou89411/
Kirru89224/
Kiruu89120/
Kirau89116/
Keiru8954/
Kioru8953/
Khiru8950/
Kuiru8924/
Kiruy8918/
Kiruç8911/
Kiruh896/
Koiru892/
Kiruz891/
Kciru891/
Kirgu891/
Khairu80635/
Kieruj80321/
Kierou80233/
Kairou80142/
Kirrau80100/
Kirrou8092/
Kairau8087/
Kitrou8067/
Kireue8061/
Khitru8023/
Khoiru8022/
Koirau8020/
Kirouh8015/
Kuirui8014/
Kirrut8013/
Kirudd808/
Khuiru804/
Kairui804/
Khirau804/
Keirou804/
Kuirau802/
Khirui802/
Kiorau802/
Kirrui802/
Keiruz802/
Koirou802/
Khirru802/
Khirou801/
Khieru801/
Kirahu801/
Kitrup801/
Kittru801/
Kiruch801/
Kuiruy801/
Koirzu801/
Kiruhe801/
Kiruip801/
Kiraus801/
Kirzou801/
Kieyru801/
Kkirui801/
Kirouz801/
Kirhus800/
Kuru7555,850/
Keru753,472/
Ciru75232/
Kyru75153/
Kiró7510/
Qiru759/
Kéru751/
Khairou734,955/
Kairous73308/
Kheirou73116/
Keirouz73109/
Kirauhe7394/
Kirughi7347/
Kitrush7311/
Kaireus739/
Kairouh737/
Kirrout737/
Gkiorou734/
Khairau733/
Kaheiru732/
Kitreus732/
Kirouch732/
Khirudd732/
Kairuij731/
Khairuj731/
Kierzeu731/
Kittreu731/
Kairout731/
Kirahau731/
Kiroush731/
Kirouss731/
Kairuch731/
Khairuh731/
Khairui731/
Khirrud731/
Khirult731/
Chiru6713,214/
Kurui679,540/
Kyrou672,064/
Kurru671,911/
Kereu67504/
Cirou67497/
Kayru67460/
Kerou67278/
Kurau67251/
Cairu67208/
Kerui67196/
Kerru67180/
Kerau67133/
Khairouh67126/
Kheru67112/
Kuyru67109/
Kuruu67107/
Khuru6780/
Kyreu6780/
Keeru6772/
Keyru6772/
Keruľ6771/
Kuuru6754/
Kujru6736/
Khairudd6735/
Keuru6724/
Kureu6722/
Kuruy6719/
Kuruh6714/
Kürau6714/
Kearu6714/
Kiroo6712/
Kajru6710/
Kehru6710/
Kairouch679/
Cuiru678/
Kheiraud678/
Cirau675/
Qiruz675/
Kyoru674/
Quiru674/
Kiroe674/
Kuruț674/
Cirhu674/
Qirui673/
Koyru672/
Kueru672/
Cireu672/
Kerzu672/
Khairoud672/
Khitrush672/
Khyru671/
Kyruz671/
Kreou671/
Kheiroud671/
Khairaus671/
Khairouz671/
Kjæru671/
Kérou671/
Kuhru671/
Qirou671/
Khairous671/
Kurhu671/
Kyrzu671/
Khairaud671/
Krehu670/

Kiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiru in the Bengali language
কিরুkiru-
Kiru in the Marathi language
कीरूkiru-
Kiru in the Oriya language
କିରୁkiru84.85
କିରୂkiru9.09
କୀରୁkiru6.06
Kiru in the Hindi language
किरूkiru62.07
कीरूkiru32.76
किरुkiru5.17
Kiru in the Russian language
Кируkiru-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiru
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