Biraya Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Biraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Biraya (120) may also be a first name.
Biraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biraya (Hindi: बिरया, Marathi: बीरया, Oriya: ବିରାୟା) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biraya? popularity and diffusion
Biraya is the 1,871,545th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Biraya live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Biraya is also the 852,104th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 120 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,488,797. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Bicol, where 46 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biraya in the Marathi language | ||
| बीरया | biraya | 57.14 |
| िबराया | ibaraya | 42.86 |
| Biraya in the Hindi language | ||
| बिरया | biraya | 50 |
| बीरया | biraya | 25 |
| बिराया | biraya | 25 |
| Biraya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରାୟା | biraya | 46.15 |
| ବିରୟା | biraya | 15.38 |
| ବୀରାୟା | biraya | 15.38 |
| ବିରୟ | biraya | 7.69 |
| ବିରାୟ | biraya | 7.69 |
| ବୀରାୟ | biraya | 7.69 |
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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 Biraya
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