Birija Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Birija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 75 | 1:520,524 | 29,324 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Birija (159) may also be a first name.
Birija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Birija (Bengali: বিরিজা, Georgian: ბირიჯა, Hindi: बिरिजा, Marathi: िबरीजा, Oriya: ବିରିଜା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Birija occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Birija are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Birija is also the 727,628th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 159 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda it is most common in: Buliisa District, where 37 percent reside, Hoima District, where 29 percent reside and Masindi District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Birija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birija in the Georgian language | ||
| ბირიჯა | birija | - |
| Birija in the Bengali language | ||
| বিরিজা | birija | - |
| Birija in the Marathi language | ||
| िबरीजा | ibarija | - |
| Birija in the Hindi language | ||
| बिरिजा | birija | 82.61 |
| बिरीजा | birija | 13.04 |
| बिृजा | birja | 4.35 |
| Birija in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରିଜା | birija | 63.64 |
| ବିରିଜ | birija | 27.27 |
| ବିରଜା | biraja | 9.09 |
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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 Birija
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