Kiruma Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4951:93,2938,335
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiruma (31) may also be a first name.

Kiruma Last Name Facts

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

Kiruma has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiruma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 545,543rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiruma reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiruma is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 31 people.

The last name Kiruma is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 93,293. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 41 percent live, Vihiga County, where 19 percent live and Nakuru County, where 12 percent live. Barring Kenya Kiruma is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Kiruma Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirauma924/
Kirumah921/
Kisruma921/
Kairuma921/
Khairuma8620/
Koirumah867/
Kierauma863/
Kairumas861/
Kairouma861/
Kuruma835,205/
Kirima832,878/
Keruma83319/
Kirumi83244/
Kirume83155/
Kiroma8324/
Kirumo839/
Ciruma833/
Khoirumah8037/
Khairumah8018/
Khairumad807/
Chiruma77271/
Kurumai77169/
Kerauma77126/
Khirima77117/
Kirimai7744/
Kurumah7737/
Kurumaa7727/
Kurumma7715/
Kairima7715/
Kirimah7713/
Cairuma7712/
Kiromai7710/
Kirimaa779/
Kerzuma778/
Kairumi778/
Kurouma775/
Khiroma774/
Khuruma773/
Kurumau773/
Kairoma772/
Kerouma772/
Kirimau771/
Kiriema771/
Kirhima771/
Kerusma771/
Kurumay771/
Kierima771/
Kiorumi771/
Koirima771/
Kirrima771/
Kirimay771/
Khairumi7135/
Khairima7128/
Khoirima7112/
Khiromah7111/
Kieriema717/
Qisrruma714/
Kurumajj713/
Kurumaih713/
Kerrouma712/
Kiriemah711/
Khoiruummah711/
Kerima674,444/
Kurima671,377/
Kirimo67828/
Kiromo67379/
Kiromi67362/
Cirume67231/
Ceruma67135/
Keroma67134/
Kerume6766/
Kirome6761/
Khoirimma6744/
Khairummy676/
Khoirimah676/
Kurumo676/
Kairusmee674/
Kerumo671/
Kouyrouma671/

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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 Kiruma
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