Kirusu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kirusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kirusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirusu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirusu is the 4,116,508th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kirusu are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Kirusu is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 89 percent live, Buikwe District, where 5 percent live and Bundibugyo District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurusu834,176/
Kirisu8373/
Kiruzu834/
Kiruju834/
Kirosu834/
Cirusu831/
Kurousu77168/
Kurushu77136/
Kiruchu7737/
Kurussu776/
Chirusu773/
Kerusus772/
Kereushu7117/
Kurussou711/
Kurisu6711,163/
Kuruzu6733/
Cherusu622/
Kurissu621/
Kuruşçu621/
Chiruju621/
Kuruzhu621/
Kirishu621/
Kreouzou571/
Kirhizau571/
Kurizu502/

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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
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  • 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 Kirusu
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