Kiyia Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kiyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiyia (12) may also be a first name.
Kiyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiyia (Hindi: कीयिा) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kiyia are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kiyia is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 12 people.
The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Kiyia is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent are found and Enga, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiyia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyia in the Hindi language | ||
| कीयिा | kiyia | - |
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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 Kiyia
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