Biira Surname
Approximately 111,076 people bear this surname
Biira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 110,697 | 1:353 | 8 |
| Nigeria | 331 | 1:535,174 | 26,268 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Biira (589) may also be a first name.
Biira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biira (Hindi: बीिर) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,092nd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 65,609 people. Biira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,724th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 589 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 110,697 people, or 1 in 353. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 75 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 12 percent live and Kabarole District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biira in the Hindi language | ||
| बीिर | biira | - |
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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 Biira
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