Korir Surname

6,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Korir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya92,6241:49964
United States641:5,663,421279,165
India591:13,001,108227,026
Uganda551:709,80535,417
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Iceland71:54,2993,881
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Korir (11,613) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korrir9130/
Kourir9120/
Korior9111/
Korire918/
Khorir915/
Korirr913/
Koreir911/
Kkorir911/
Koirir911/
Korgir911/
Korier910/
Koerier8318/
Kourier8315/
Karir802,793/
Korer80359/
Kerir80146/
Kurir8026/
Corir802/
Koryr801/
Kourrier773/
Kourrair771/
Kourierz771/
Korger73788/
Kharir73716/
Karier73276/
Karire73262/
Korzer73184/
Karrir73140/
Koryor73108/
Korere7396/
Coroir7384/
Courir7363/
Karair7348/
Kerhir7348/
Corier7338/
Kargir7336/
Kohrer7333/
Kurier7326/
Korrer7324/
Kerair7319/
Kahrir738/
Kerier733/
Karzir733/
Kurair732/
Kherir732/
Khorer732/
Korher732/
Koreur731/
Karird731/
Kurire731/
Karirr731/
Karitr731/
Karoir731/
Kaarir731/
Cohrir730/
Corior730/
Corire730/
Coirier67638/
Corrier67505/
Korherr67469/
Courier67176/
Koehrer67158/
Kehrier6726/
Karaire6724/
Kareire6721/
Karzier6718/
Karrier6717/
Kurhair6715/
Corzier677/
Corrior677/
Kharire673/
Kerrier673/
Corroir672/
Kharier672/
Kurrier672/
Kherair671/
Coureir671/
Kaurair671/
Koereer671/
Kharzir671/
Korheer671/
Kurierz671/
Koirere671/
Koorher671/
Kaarire671/
Kaharir671/
Karierz671/
Kerhier671/
Correir671/
Kojrere671/
Koerher671/
Karhire671/
Coraire670/
Coorier670/
Kurzair670/

Korir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korir in the Hindi language
कोरीृkorir-
Korir in the Marathi language
कोरीरkorira-

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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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