Xiirey Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Xiirey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Xiirey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Xiirey Last Name Facts

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

Xiirey occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xiirey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 734,496th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Xiirey live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname Xiirey is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 34,316. Outside of Somalia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xiireey921/
Xiiray831/
Siire7339/
Ziire734/
Ciire733/
Zihireyo714/
Zihire6798/
Sihire6786/
Shiire6754/
Siiray6724/
Siirae671/
Zihiry671/
Cihire671/
Xieres671/
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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 Xiirey
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