Biriye Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Biriye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Biriye (86) may also be a first name.
Biriye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biriye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biriye is found most in Somalia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biriye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 758,524th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Biriye reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most common first name at a global level, held by 86 people.
Biriye is most widely held in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Aside from Somalia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Biriye
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