Bishira Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Bishira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Bishira (4,602) may also be a first name.
Bishira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bishira is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bishira is the 2,061,309th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bishira are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bishira is also the 101,183rd most frequently used first name globally, held by 4,602 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 49 percent reside, Kano, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 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 Bishira
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