Birag Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Birag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Birag (204) may also be a first name.

Birag Last Name Facts

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

Birag (Bengali: বিরগ, Hindi: बिराग, Marathi: िबरग, Oriya: ବିରାଗ, Russian: Бирагъ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Birag is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Birag live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Birag is also the 633,892nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 204 people.

The surname Birag is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Birag is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biragh91439/
Bairag91140/
Boirag911/
Birague8397/
Buitrag835/
Bhairag831/
Bairaig831/
Virag804,403/
Birak801,134/
Biraq801,096/
Birac80538/
Birog80460/
Berag80450/
Wirag80152/
Byrag801/
Biragova77212/
Bhairagh771/
Buitragp771/
Bairak732,108/
Boirac731,077/
Biorac73796/
Vairag73403/
Viragh73371/
Berrag73282/
Bairac73224/
Vireag7357/
Birakh7356/
Bierak7353/
Birake7346/
Beirak7328/
Birzak7325/
Beragg7323/
Boirak7315/
Beirac7315/
Birack7313/
Wiragh7310/
Berzag737/
Bairaq736/
Wairag736/
Bhirak736/
Bajrag734/
Beragh734/
Biraic734/
Buirac733/
Birzog733/
Birrak732/
Vira'g731/
Weirag731/
Beiraq731/
Beraig731/
Bisrac731/
Bireak731/
Birakk731/
Bairog731/
Bearag731/
Biraik731/
Birzac731/
Biroug731/
Boiraq731/
Birraux67684/
Berragh67218/
Baitrak6749/
Birashk6748/
Bairakh6740/
Biraque6721/
Beeragh6715/
Bairaak6712/
Bhirake6712/
Bisrake6710/
Boiraik6710/
Birzack679/
Bujraig676/
Bhoirak675/
Boiraux674/
Bhirakh674/
Bhoyrag674/
Bairaik673/
Bhairak673/
Boyragh672/
Virague672/
Beirakh672/
Berague672/
Bierzak672/
Betraig672/
Berrzag672/
Bairake671/
Baitrac671/
Bhiroog671/
Birrack671/
Birakhe671/
Bireaux671/
Berraug671/
Berhaag671/
Viragkh671/
Birhake671/
Bairaks671/
Bitrack671/
Wairzag671/
Beirack670/
Bierack670/

Birag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birag in the Bengali language
বিরগbiraga-
Birag in the Oriya language
ବିରାଗbiraga-
Birag in the Hindi language
बिरागbiraga81.25
बिरगbiraga18.75
Birag in the Marathi language
िबरगibaraga66.67
िबरागibaraga20
बीरगbiraga13.33
Birag in the Russian language
Бирагъbirag-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birag
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