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 in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Korir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,087th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 78,436 people. The last name Korir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Korir are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Korir is also the 55,398th most commonly used forename globally, held by 11,613 people.
The surname Korir is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 92,624 people, or 1 in 499. In Kenya Korir is most common in: Bomet County, where 18 percent are found, Kericho County, where 17 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya Korir is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Korir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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