Kirya Surname
Approximately 15,630 people bear this surname
Kirya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15,326 | 1:2,547 | 408 |
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kirya (12,990) may also be a first name.
Kirya Demographics
Kirya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kirya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirya (Arabic: كيريا, Hindi: किरया, Oriya: କିଯ, Russian: Киря) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kirya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirya? popularity and diffusion
Kirya is the 33,948th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 466,254 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kirya is also the 51,304th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 12,990 people.
The last name Kirya is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 15,326 people, or 1 in 2,547. In Uganda it is most common in: Kibuku District, where 20 percent live, Pallisa District, where 18 percent live and Budaka District, where 16 percent live. Not including Uganda Kirya exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Kirya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kirya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kirya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kirya in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଯ | kiya | - |
| Kirya in the Hindi language | ||
| किरया | kiraya | 89.47 |
| कि्रया | kiraya | 5.26 |
| कीरया | kiraya | 5.26 |
| Kirya in the Russian language | ||
| Киря | kira | - |
| Kirya in the Arabic language | ||
| كيريا | kyrya | - |
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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 Kirya
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