Kiruru Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiruru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiruru Demographics

Kiruru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiruru Last Name Facts

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

Kiruru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kiruru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiruru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Kiruru is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiruru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 55 percent live, Laikipia County, where 31 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Kiruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiruiru923/
Koiruru921/
Kiruruu921/
Kururu8378/
Keruru8365/
Kiriru8322/
Cairuru774/
Kururuh774/
Chiruru772/
Kerauru771/
Cururu674/
Cheruru6214/
Kuruhru624/
Kurireu623/
Kurirau621/
Cheeruru571/
Kuraurau571/
Cherurui571/
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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 Kiruru
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