Biiri Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Biiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Biiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biiri occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Biiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Biiri live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Biiri is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Biiri is primarily found in: Buyende District, where 33 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 33 percent reside and Tororo District, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bihiri9134/
Bijiri915/
Biiroi914/
Biirai914/
Bihairi8325/
Bihoiri831/
Bhijiri831/
Biggiri831/
Biheiri831/
Bijgiri831/
Bieieri831/
Bhiirai831/
Biira80111,076/
Bieri8011,426/
Viiri80343/
Biire8033/
Biéri8029/
Wiiri8011/
Byiri809/
Bjiri802/
Bahijiri771/
Bihira732,593/
Behiri73954/
Bijira73384/
Bierie73103/
Biyori7371/
Bieira7352/
Biiraa7327/
Bijeri7324/
Bihire7321/
Bieris7319/
Bietri7312/
Biiryo737/
Beoiri737/
Wihiri735/
Vihiri734/
Biheri733/
Beeiri733/
Hwiiri732/
Bhyiri732/
Biirra732/
Biiray731/
Biétri731/
Bihiry731/
Bjiori731/
Bierri731/
Vieiri731/
Vijiri731/
Biiere731/
Béhiri731/
Bieiry731/
Bieire730/
Bhaijiriy711/
Baijhiriy711/
Beheiri6712,755/
Behairi67493/
Baiyeri67239/
Bierich67135/
Biihrer6731/
Bihaira6727/
Bouyiri6726/
Bajgiri6721/
Bijeire6716/
Bierrie677/
Bijeira674/
Vijgiri674/
Bierris674/
Bihoire673/
Bijjeri673/
Bojgiri673/
Bejjiri672/
Bijgeri671/
Bajjiri671/
Bhiiray671/
Buoyiri671/
Bijiraj671/
Bijirge671/
Vihairi671/
Bihaire671/
Beahiri671/

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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 Biiri
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