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 more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Biira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Biira is the 5,092nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,609 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Biira is also the 344,724th most widespread forename globally, held by 589 people.
The last name Biira is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 110,697 people, or 1 in 353. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kasese District, where 75 percent are found, Bundibugyo District, where 12 percent are found and Kabarole District, where 4 percent are found. Beside Uganda Biira exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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