Biraha Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Biraha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 415 | 1:1,848,350 | 65,079 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Biraha (12) may also be a first name.
Biraha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biraha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biraha (Bengali: বিরহ, Marathi: िबरहा, Oriya: ବିରହା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biraha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 695,980th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Biraha reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 1,848,350. In India Biraha is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 85 percent are found, Odisha, where 13 percent are found and West Bengal, where 2 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biraha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biraha in the Bengali language | ||
| বিরহ | biraha | - |
| Biraha in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରହା | biraha | 97.62 |
| ବିରାହା | biraha | 2.38 |
| Biraha in the Marathi language | ||
| िबरहा | ibaraha | 92.69 |
| िबराहा | ibaraha | 4.23 |
| बीरहा | biraha | 2.31 |
| िरहा | iraha | 0.77 |
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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 Biraha
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