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.

Koriyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,2741:10,559736
Kenya9521:48,5084,964
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Koriyow (166) may also be a first name.

Koriyow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koriyow is found most in Somalia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Koriyow.

How Common Is The Last Name Koriyow? popularity and diffusion

Koriyow is the 189,652nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,272,360 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koriyow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 166 people.

It is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 1,274 people, or 1 in 10,559. Barring Somalia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 43 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Koriyow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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