Kiura Surname

81,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,2631:10,8331,370
Japan1,5241:83,8875,508
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kiura (1,306) may also be a first name.

Kiura Last Name Facts

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

Kiura (Russian: Киура) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,351st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,220,286 people. The last name Kiura occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kiura live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiura is also the 217,650th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,306 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,263 people, or 1 in 10,833. In Kenya Kiura is most common in: Embu County, where 42 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 27 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 16 percent live. Other than Kenya Kiura is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Kiura Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kiura earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihura91169/
Kioura9133/
Kiutra9113/
Kiurai914/
Kijura913/
Khiura911/
Kiurah911/
Kajiura836,263/
Gkioura8388/
Kujiura8361/
Keihura8310/
Kagiura834/
Kihuura832/
Kaiyura832/
Kijuura831/
Kaijura831/
Kuiyura831/
Kiurgau831/
Kiure80848/
Kyura80154/
Kiuri80124/
Kiuro803/
Kjura802/
Kiuraitė771/
Kaihyura771/
Chiura73353/
Kihuro73209/
Kijora73179/
Kujura73151/
Kiouri7336/
Kojura7328/
Kihuri7327/
Keoura7319/
Cihura7315/
Keyura7310/
Kihora7310/
Kihure738/
Kujora737/
Khjura735/
Kiurey734/
Kiurei732/
Qiuray732/
Kyurea731/
Kijure731/
Kyhura731/
Kiurio731/
Qiuroa731/
Kuyora731/
Koiuri731/
Kjoura731/
Kijuri731/
Kaiora731/
Khiuri731/
Kejura731/
Khiaourai71598/
Khieourai711/
Kouijoura711/
Kajjura67157/
Koyurga6768/
Chiurai6722/
Gkioure6721/
Kujuraj679/
Kiahuri679/
Gkiouri675/
Kaiyuri674/
Kiourou673/
Khuyura673/
Chihura672/
Kaihora672/
Khiouri671/
Kijuuro671/
Kehoura671/
Keyyura671/
Kihurui671/
Koyuraj671/
Kjurais671/
Kihurio671/
Kujurat671/
Keihuri671/
Kiaoure671/

Kiura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiura in the Russian language
Киураkiura-

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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 Kiura
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