Kiyer Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kiyer (13) may also be a first name.

Kiyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiyer is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiyer is the 1,385,851st most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kiyer are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 13 people.

Kiyer is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Kiyer Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khiyer9117/
Kiyier911/
Kier899,234/
Kyer891,252/
Khier807,713/
Kiyar807,290/
Kuyer801,002/
Kayer80854/
Kaier80577/
Keyer80442/
Koier80174/
Koyer8094/
Keier8089/
Ciyer8071/
Kiehr8059/
Kiyor8033/
Kuier8030/
Khyer8020/
Kiier8016/
Kijer803/
Kierr802/
Kjier802/
Kiear802/
Kkier801/
Kyerr801/
Kiahayer771/
Khayer7316,729/
Kuyere73986/
Kayere73713/
Khiyar73585/
Khoyer73429/
Koyuer73202/
Kooyer73116/
Khaier7366/
Kyoyer7355/
Keyere7335/
Koyier7324/
Kaiyor7321/
Kyeior7319/
Keiher7318/
Kiyare7315/
Kigher7311/
Koiere7311/
Kaiher738/
Koeyer737/
Kahier737/
Køkyer737/
Kaiere736/
Kugier736/
Koyere735/
Hkiyar735/
Kheyer734/
Chiyer734/
Kegier733/
Kygier733/
Kawier733/
Khyear732/
Khijer732/
Keeier732/
Keeyer731/
Kagier731/
Kieier731/
Ckayer731/
Keiyor731/
Kheier731/
Kouier731/
Kyaaer731/
Kiiyor731/
Kiyiar731/
Koiyor731/
Kogier731/
Kayerr731/
Kiayar731/
Kieiar731/
Kaioer731/
Kkiyar731/
Koeier731/
Kyeyre731/
Kujier731/
Kayier731/
Kuyier731/
Keyher731/
Keiier731/
Keyeer730/
Kigger730/
Kayher730/
Keyoer730/
Kehier730/
Kowier730/
Kishsayer711/
Kuir6731,600/
Kuer6730,963/
Keer678,217/
Keir675,482/
Kear674,553/
Kair672,140/
Keur671,820/
Kaer67945/
Koir67268/
Kayr67264/
Koer67228/
Khayere6786/
Kiehart6768/
Kejr6766/
Khaiere6719/
Kahayer6713/
Kahiere6711/
Keysear6711/
Keyr6710/
Kayerød679/
Kiseier676/
Kitayor673/
Kiyohar673/
Koggier672/
Koyr672/
Khayeer671/
Koehier671/
Kitiyar671/
Kuyr671/
Kyegher671/
Kyoyier671/
Kyohyer671/
Kesaier671/
Khaieer671/
Khyayer671/
Kheyere671/
Kitoyar671/
Kisauer671/
Kisawer671/
Kyayere671/
Khiyare671/
Kesayer671/
Kiihier670/
Qyer670/

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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 Kiyer
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