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 surname Birija (Bengali: বিরিজা, Georgian: ბირიჯა, Hindi: बिरिजा, Marathi: िबरीजा, Oriya: ବିରିଜା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Birija is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Birija live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 159 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda Birija is most frequent in: Buliisa District, where 37 percent reside, Hoima District, where 29 percent reside and Masindi District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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