Kiye Surname
Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname
Kiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 373 | 1:208,637 | 15,162 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Cameroon | 204 | 1:101,809 | 12,019 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kiye (279) may also be a first name.
Kiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻪ, Hindi: किये) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 342,798th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kiye reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 279 people.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 208,637. In Turkey it is most common in: Van Province, where 82 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent live and Canakkale Province, where 3 percent live. Besides Turkey it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiye in the Hindi language | ||
| किये | kiye | - |
| Kiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﻪ | kyh | 55.56 |
| ﻛﻲ | ky | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻰ | ky | 11.11 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiye
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