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 surname Kuroi (Oriya: କୁେରାଇ, Russian: Курои) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuroi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,060th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 868,289 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kuroi are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held forename globally, held by 84 people.
Kuroi is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 8,230 people, or 1 in 15,534. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Japan Kuroi is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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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