Kuroi Surname
Approximately 8,393 people bear this surname
Kuroi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8,230 | 1:15,534 | 1,907 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Kuroi (84) may also be a first name.
Kuroi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuroi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuroi (Oriya: କୁେରାଇ, Russian: Курои) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kuroi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuroi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,060th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 868,289 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kuroi live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 84 people.
The last name Kuroi is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 8,230 people, or 1 in 15,534. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuroi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuroi in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେରାଇ | kuera'i | - |
| Kuroi in the Russian language | ||
| Курои | kuroi | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuroi
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