Biriji Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Biriji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Biriji (51) may also be a first name.
Biriji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biriji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biriji (Oriya: ବିରିଜି) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biriji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biriji are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 51 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Biriji is most frequent in: Benue, where 75 percent live, Kano, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 44 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biriji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biriji in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରିଜି | biriji | 88.89 |
| ବିରିଜୀ | biriji | 11.11 |
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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 Biriji
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