Qoriyow Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Qoriyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qoriyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,0781:12,479828
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Qoriyow (360) may also be a first name.

Qoriyow Last Name Facts

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

Qoriyow is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qoriyow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qoriyow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 339,249th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qoriyow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 458,892nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 360 people.

The last name Qoriyow is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 1,078 people, or 1 in 12,479. Not including Somalia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Qoriyow Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koriyow862,227/
Qoriyiw869/
Quriyow861/
Qoroyow861/
Qorow832/
Khoriyow801/
Koriow776/
Qrow732/
Kuriyow714/
Guriyow711/
Coryeow710/
Korow671,257/
Gorow6748/
Qorgiyev677/
Qerow675/
Corow673/
Qroiw671/
Kriow671/
Kargiyow671/
Criyw670/

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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 Qoriyow
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