Biriko Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Biriko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biriko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Biriko (26) may also be a first name.

Biriko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biriko occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biriko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Biriko live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The last name Biriko is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 33 percent are found, Kampala District, where 14 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birikos9232/
Birikot924/
Birikou921/
Birigkou862/
Hbirikou861/
Birika83456/
Beriko8332/
Bireko8316/
Birico833/
Bairikopp80146/
Berisko7787/
Berikou7756/
Berikos7737/
Birrico7733/
Bairika7714/
Birukou7713/
Birikaa779/
Virikko779/
Birická778/
Berizko777/
Bereiko776/
Bireeko774/
Beirico772/
Bericko771/
Biorico771/
Birytko771/
Birekou771/
Birrika771/
Birisco771/
Biorika771/
Berriko771/
Byrisko771/
Byoriko771/
Bhairikopp7545/
Berikhou712/
Baireika711/
Birhekoj711/
Vairikoi711/
Boiricka711/
Berico67834/
Birica67181/
Birică67151/
Berika67137/
Biruka6754/
Bereko6748/
Bireka6741/
Byrika6727/
Beruko6718/
Beirikatt6710/
Berrikhou671/
Biricò671/
Virico671/
Betrichko671/
Boirikatt671/
Bérico671/

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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 Biriko
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis