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.

Kiruru Surname Distribution Map

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

Kiruru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiruru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiruru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiruru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kiruru is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 55 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 31 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kiruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiruru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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