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 more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kiyia.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiyia is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kiyia reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kiyia is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name Kiyia is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 75 percent reside and Enga, where 25 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Kiyia exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
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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