Bishiri Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Bishiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Bishiri (25) may also be a first name.
Bishiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bishiri is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Bishiri live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 54 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 24 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 Bishiri
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