Biirah Surname

241,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Biirah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biirah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6361:23,8633,430
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biirah (32) may also be a first name.

Biirah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biirah is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biirah? popularity and diffusion

Biirah is the 241,884th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,414,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biirah are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,636 people, or 1 in 23,863. In Uganda Biirah is primarily found in: Kasese District, where 71 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 11 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biira91111,076/
Bihira832,593/
Bijira83384/
Bieira8352/
Biyrah8335/
Biiraa8327/
Biirai834/
Biiora834/
Biirra832/
Biirat831/
Biiray831/
Biirad831/
Beirah831/
Bierach77165/
Bihaira7727/
Bijeira774/
Bijitra774/
Bijiraj771/
Bhiiray771/
Bhiirai771/
Biera73854/
Viira73531/
Biiro73202/
Byira735/
Biyra732/
Bjira731/
Buhairah717/
Baijaira711/
Bierrach711/
Behira671,260/
Bierau67271/
Mpiira67163/
Bierza67133/
Bijera67121/
Bierra67115/
Bueira6776/
Bieras6773/
Bieyra6745/
Bijiro6735/
Bihiro6721/
Bihera6713/
Bieraz6711/
Buhira676/
Biyora675/
Biiroi674/
Viiraa674/
Beerah673/
Beaira672/
Bieray672/
Bierat672/
Buuira671/
Viiray671/
Bieraś671/
Biayra671/
Vihira671/
Bhyira671/
Bierga671/
Bietra671/
Beurah671/
Viéira671/

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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 Biirah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis