Kirua Surname

255,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,542 people bear this surname

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

Kirua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9021:58,6946,336
Papua New Guinea3411:23,9112,631
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kirua (339) may also be a first name.

Kirua Last Name Facts

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

Kirua (Arabic: قيروع) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirua? popularity and diffusion

Kirua is the 255,797th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,726,035 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kirua reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirua is also the 474,488th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 339 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 58,694. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Kirua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kirua surname is principally Christian (89%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairua91141/
Kuirua918/
Khirua911/
Kirwa8022,819/
Kerua801,145/
Kurua80769/
Cirua805/
Kirva803/
Kiruo802/
Kheirhua771/
Khairuah771/
Khairuaj771/
Khaihrua771/
Kirway734,371/
Kherua73278/
Kirvas73262/
Kirbağ7394/
Kirwai7391/
Kuruay7375/
Kirvaç7359/
Khurua7353/
Kirbaj7332/
Kirvai7328/
Kuirwa7322/
Kirvay7319/
Chirua7312/
Kierwa7310/
Keruas737/
Kirvat735/
Kirbah735/
Kirrwa734/
Kirwad733/
Khirwa732/
Kayrua731/
Kesrua731/
Cairua731/
Quirua731/
Kurwua731/
Kuhrua731/
Kuirva731/
Kerzua731/
Kerhua731/
Kirhwa731/
Kairuo731/
Kirwah730/
Khairouha716/
Kheirouha711/
Kairbai6721/
Kairwat6717/
Khairwa6714/
Kheruad679/
Kyorwua677/
Koirewa677/
Khirvaa675/
Chirwua675/
Keruash673/
Kairvat673/
Kirvach672/
Kheruas671/
Kirhbah671/
Kirouho671/
Kirwath671/
Kheruah671/
Khairba671/
Kisrvad671/
Koirwoa671/
Khirwat671/
Kuruhau671/
Kesruay671/
Khairuo671/
Queirua671/

Kirua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirua in the Arabic language
قيروعqyrw-

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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 Kirua
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