Kriya Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Austria

Kriya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India911:8,429,290174,159
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kriya (526) may also be a first name.

Kriya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kriya (Arabic: كلريا, Hindi: क्रिया, Marathi: करीया, Oriya: କିୟା, Russian: Крия) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Kriya occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kriya live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kriya is also the 367,904th most common first name world-wide, borne by 526 people.

The surname Kriya is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 8,429,290. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 79 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khriya9167/
Kriyah9163/
Gkriya9123/
Kriyat911/
Khriyah833/
Khrieya831/
Kraya80537/
Kroya80281/
Kryja80132/
Krija8097/
Kriyo8071/
Kraia8023/
Kreia8018/
Kreya8014/
Kriye8013/
Kroia8013/
Kruya805/
Criya802/
Kraiy802/
Kriey800/
Kraiap73100/
Kriyot7398/
Kraiha7348/
Krohya7330/
Kraias7325/
Krayah7318/
Kraiah734/
Quriya734/
Kreyap734/
Krauya733/
Kroyah731/
Kraiyo731/
Krouia731/
Qriyat731/
Kriyos731/
Khrija731/
Krieah731/
Kreiat731/
Kriyee731/
Khreya731/
Khraya731/
Khraia731/
Krey678,611/
Kruy676,587/
Kray673,764/
Kraj671,895/
Krai671,165/
Krau67755/
Krei67670/
Kroa67438/
Kroi67351/
Kroy67264/
Kraa67183/
Krae67124/
Krie6791/
Krayova6729/
Krui6716/
Krea6714/
Khraiah673/
Krij673/
Krye672/
Khruyat671/
Kraiova671/
Kruiova671/
Kreyova671/
Kryjasz671/
Krougia671/

Kriya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kriya in the Oriya language
କିୟାkiya-
Kriya in the Marathi language
करीयाkariya-
Kriya in the Hindi language
क्रियाkriya88.24
क्रियkriya11.76
Kriya in the Russian language
Крияkria-
Kriya in the Arabic language
كلرياklrya-
كرياkrya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kriya
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