Birma Surname

185,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Birma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7041:103,9577,001
Niger3711:51,7312,572
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Benin381:271,99023,227
India371:20,731,497300,213
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Birma (12,164) may also be a first name.

Birma Last Name Facts

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

Birma (Hindi: बिरमा, Marathi: बीरमा, Oriya: ବିମର୍, Russian: Бирма) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,769th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,194,891 people. Birma is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Birma are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Birma is also the 53,656th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12,164 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,704 people, or 1 in 103,957. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 35 percent live, Adamawa, where 21 percent live and Yobe, where 18 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Birma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Birma surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bierma911,102/
Birmah9168/
Buirma9140/
Birmas913/
Birmad913/
Beirma912/
Bhirma911/
Birmma911/
Birmai911/
Birmat911/
Birhma911/
Birmay910/
Bhirmma8343/
Bhairma837/
Birmaia833/
Biermah832/
Bairema831/
Berma80659/
Virma80273/
Birmo80257/
Wirma80164/
Birmi807/
Birme804/
Birmé803/
Beirmahh772/
Birehema771/
Bermas739,215/
Bermea733,213/
Vierma73436/
Bermad73364/
Birmes73303/
Birmeh73281/
Bermaa73278/
Birmeç73178/
Bermay73126/
Bermaz7340/
Bierme7338/
Wirmat7318/
Vairma7318/
Wirzma7316/
Bairmi7314/
Birmer7313/
Bermat7310/
Biermé7310/
Bermah737/
Huirma737/
Birmou736/
Berhma735/
Birmod734/
Wierma734/
Virmaa734/
Bermai733/
Birmoy733/
Birmiş733/
Beerma732/
Birmey731/
Byrmas731/
Virmah731/
Beirmo731/
Virmas731/
Wirrma731/
Woirma731/
Bermaś731/
Biermo731/
Biermè731/
Birmio731/
Birmos731/
Birmoi731/
Beirme730/
Birmis730/
Virmaux67124/
Virmaud6771/
Wiermaa6736/
Vairema6711/
Bermaia679/
Viermaa677/
Wairema676/
Bermhat674/
Wierzma672/
Birmmer672/
Bermaus672/
Bearmas671/
Beermma671/
Bermaas671/
Bermaya671/
Bermeea671/
Virmadh671/
Virmath671/
Behrmas671/
Beerema671/
Beerhma671/
Bermach671/
Bermaiz671/
Bermatz671/
Bajrmai671/
Bajrmaj671/
Bearmah671/
Bairmis671/
Weirema671/
Beermas670/
Bearmad670/
Birmiss670/

Birma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birma in the Hindi language
बिरमाbirama84.91
बीरमाbirama11.17
बिर्माbirma2.99
विरमाvirama0.31
बीर्माbirma0.21
बि्रमाbirama0.21
बृमाbrma0.05
बिर्मbirma0.05
ब्रमाbrama0.05
Birma in the Marathi language
बीरमाbirama50
िमनाimana50
Birma in the Oriya language
ବିମର୍bimar29.17
ବିମbima25
ବିମର୍ାbimara20.83
ବିରମbirama8.33
ବିରମାbirama4.17
ବିମଜ୍bimaj4.17
ବୀମର୍bimar4.17
ବିମବ୍bimab4.17
Birma in the Russian language
Бирмаbirma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birma
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