Birya Surname
Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname
Birya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,439 | 1:32,092 | 3,499 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| Pakistan | 76 | 1:2,350,577 | 21,125 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Birya (532) may also be a first name.
Birya Demographics
Birya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Birya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Birya (Hindi: बीर्या, Marathi: बीय, Oriya: ବିଯଯ୍ର୍, Russian: Биря) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 237,397th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,309,607 people. The surname Birya occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Birya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Birya is also the 365,707th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 532 people.
The last name Birya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,439 people, or 1 in 32,092. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 88 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside and Kwale County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
Birya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Birya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 77.69% less than the national average, earning $9,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Birya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Birya in the Marathi language | ||
| बीय | biya | 87.5 |
| बीरया | biraya | 12.5 |
| Birya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଯଯ୍ର୍ | biyayr | 71.43 |
| ବୀଯଯ୍ର୍ା | biyayra | 14.29 |
| ବୀଯଯ୍ର୍ | biyayr | 14.29 |
| Birya in the Hindi language | ||
| बीर्या | birya | 40 |
| बिरया | biraya | 40 |
| बिर्या | birya | 20 |
| Birya in the Russian language | ||
| Биря | bira | - |
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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
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- 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 Birya
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