Korir Surname
Approximately 92,911 people bear this surname
Korir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 92,624 | 1:499 | 64 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Korir (11,613) may also be a first name.
Korir Demographics
Korir Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Korir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korir (Hindi: कोरीृ, Marathi: कोरीर) is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Korir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Korir is the 6,087th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 78,436 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Korir live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 55,398th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 11,613 people.
The last name Korir is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 92,624 people, or 1 in 499. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bomet County, where 18 percent live, Kericho County, where 17 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 12 percent live. Besides Kenya Korir occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Korir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Korir surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Korir earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning 337,707 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,576 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korir in the Hindi language | ||
| कोरीृ | korir | - |
| Korir in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरीर | korira | - |
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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 Korir
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