Birihane Surname

107,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Birihane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birihane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,3461:22,4452,857
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

Birihane (25) may also be a first name.

Birihane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birihane is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birihane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,307th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,675,683 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Birihane reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Birihane is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,346 people, or 1 in 22,445. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birihanie9416/
Birihanje949/
Birihange941/
Birihan93112/
Biriane934/
Bitrihaneh891/
Birihanesh891/
Birehane889,498/
Berihane8811/
Birian8617/
Birehanie821,288/
Berrihane82161/
Berihanie821/
Birehan806,601/
Beriane801,262/
Bitrian80213/
Berihan8034/
Biriang8026/
Bairian8018/
Biriani806/
Biriany804/
Birjane802/
Birjian801/
Viriane801/
Birione801/
Birișan801/
Birjhan801/
Birihanova782/
Berehane7511,926/
Berriane75553/
Wirihana75193/
Mpiriane75126/
Bairgian7511/
Berihand757/
Birijana753/
Birihona753/
Birianna753/
Biriones752/
Bairiani751/
Birajhan751/
Birihoni751/
Birjaneh751/
Biryaneh751/
Berihaun751/
Wirehane750/
Berehanie711,771/
Biryan71588/
Berian71416/
Birion71173/
Birjan7174/
Virian7119/
Biriam7117/
Mpirieane7112/
Byrian7110/
Mphiriane717/
Birajhand713/
Birihoona713/
Bherihani711/
Birián711/
Birgianni711/
Berrihani711/
Berehan672,746/
Birjand672,330/
Berrian671,934/
Wiriani67550/
Beriani67520/
Betrian67381/
Berihon67261/
Beriana67257/
Birjani67142/
Birgean67128/
Wiriana67124/
Birayon6773/
Biryani6729/
Beriang6719/
Birioni6719/
Biryang6719/
Viriana6716/
Berjane6714/
Viriani6713/
Wiriany678/
Bitrián678/
Beriant677/
Berijan676/
Wiryane674/
Bairgianni674/
Bhiryan672/
Beryane672/
Bajrian671/
Birjana671/
Birzion671/
Beriand671/
Birrion671/
Berione671/
Veriane671/
Mphirieane671/
Beerian671/
Beryhan671/
Birajon671/
Biriong671/
Byreane670/
Vairian670/
Besrian670/

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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 Birihane
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