Birihan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Birihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Birihan (43) may also be a first name.

Birihan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birihan occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Birihan.

How Common Is The Last Name Birihan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birihan is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Birihan is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Birihan live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 43 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,255,184. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Sanliurfa Province, where 65 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey Birihan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birihane934,349/
Birian9217/
Birehan866,601/
Bitrian86213/
Berihan8634/
Biriang8626/
Bairian8618/
Biriane864/
Birjhan861/
Birișan861/
Birjian861/
Birihanova822/
Berihane8011/
Bairgian8011/
Berihand807/
Birajhan801/
Berihaun801/
Biryan77588/
Berian77416/
Birion77173/
Birjan7774/
Virian7719/
Biriam7717/
Wirian7713/
Byrian7710/
Birián771/
Berrihane75161/
Birajhand753/
Berehan712,746/
Birjand712,330/
Berrian711,934/
Beriane711,262/
Betrian71381/
Berihon71261/
Birgean71128/
Virgian7190/
Birayon7173/
Vitrian7143/
Biryang7119/
Beriang7119/
Viriant7114/
Bitrián718/
Beriant717/
Berijan716/
Beruhan714/
Birjane712/
Bhiryan712/
Birajon711/
Bajrian711/
Birzion711/
Beriand711/
Birrion711/
Viriane711/
Beerian711/
Beryhan711/
Birione711/
Biriong711/
Besrian710/
Vairian710/
Berriane67553/
Boirayon67135/
Virijant6732/
Berriean675/
Bhuiryan674/
Beariant672/
Biryaneh671/
Betriand671/
Virajhan671/
Biryangh671/
Wirehane670/

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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 Birihan
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