Koriyow Surname

189,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Koriyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Koriyow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,2741:10,559736
Kenya9521:48,5084,964
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Koriyow (166) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Koriyow Demographics

Koriyow Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Koriyow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koriyow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Koriyow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Koriyow.

How Common Is The Last Name Koriyow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koriyow is the 189,652nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,272,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koriyow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Koriyow is also the 710,504th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 166 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,274 people, or 1 in 10,559. Without taking into account Somalia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 43 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Koriyow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoriyow931/
Qoriyow861,084/
Kuriyow864/
Kargiyow801/
Korouw7723/
Koriew771/
Koriyev71785/
Kuriyov71122/
Kourouw7110/
Koraiwe716/
Koroyov712/
Kariyaw711/
Korayaw711/
Qoroyow711/
Koroyova674/
Koroiova671/
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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 Koriyow
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