Thiriku Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thiriku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiriku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thiriku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thiriku occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiriku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thiriku is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thiriku reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 80 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiriku925/
Titriku86771/
Tairiku864/
Tirikou861/
Titrikou8012/
Tiricu7794/
Tireku7710/
Teriku772/
Tiruku771/
Tyrikou7159/
Thuruku711/
Tirukhu711/
Tyrikkou671/
Turuku62648/
Tereku627/
Turicu621/
Teresku5713/
Turruku573/
Turukcu573/
Turekau571/
Therecut530/

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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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  • 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 Thiriku
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