Birmah Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Birmah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birmah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Birmah (37) may also be a first name.

Birmah Last Name Facts

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

Birmah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birmah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birmah is the 2,312,869th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Birmah occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Birmah live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Birmah is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 66 percent reside, Kaduna, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Birmah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biermah922/
Birma912,281/
Beirmahh862/
Bierma831,102/
Burmah8363/
Buirma8340/
Bermah837/
Birmad833/
Birmas833/
Beirma832/
Birmma831/
Bhirma831/
Birmat831/
Birmai831/
Birhma831/
Birmay830/
Burmaha7786/
Bhirmma7743/
Bhairma777/
Bearmah771/
Bermach771/
Bairema771/
Burma7311,632/
Berma73659/
Virma73273/
Birmo73257/
Birehema711/
Bermas679,215/
Bermea673,213/
Burmaa67839/
Buurma67714/
Bermad67364/
Bermaa67278/
Burmai67187/
Bermay67126/
Burmay6749/
Bermaz6740/
Vairma6718/
Burrma6710/
Bermat6710/
Burmoh678/
Birmou676/
Berhma675/
Virmaa674/
Buerma674/
Birmod674/
Bermai673/
Birmoy673/
Bhurma672/
Beerma672/
Burmea672/
Birmey671/
Bermaś671/
Byrmas671/
Burmma671/
Hburma671/
Beirmo671/
Birmoi671/
Birmos671/
Biermo671/
Bermoh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Birmah
  • 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