Biriama Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Biriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Biriama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biriama occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biriama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biriama is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Biriama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biriama reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairiama9364/
Bairiamma888/
Bireama864/
Biryama862/
Biriamoh801/
Biryahama751/
Birjami7181/
Uiriamo711/
Biryamo711/
Birjame711/
Bereama711/
Berjama710/
Wiryatma6712/
Berjamai673/
Berjamaj672/
Verriamma631/
Berjame571,223/
Berjamy57481/
Berjami5716/
Virjamo5713/
Veriami571/
Biryomo571/
Berjamo571/
Berjamie532/
Veeryamma508/
Berehouma505/
Wherehama504/

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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
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  • 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 Biriama
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