Diriga Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Diriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Diriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diriga (Hindi: दिरिगा, Russian: Дирига) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diriga? popularity and diffusion

Diriga is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Diriga are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Diriga is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Diriga is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Diriga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Diriga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirigay927/
Dirigha921/
Dirige83499/
Deriga83215/
Duriga83198/
Dirigo8369/
Djriga8347/
Dériga835/
Direga832/
Dirigi832/
Dirigé831/
Diraige773,361/
Derigay77448/
Derigha7731/
Diriego7710/
Dirrigo777/
Derriga775/
Diregay773/
Dirigui773/
Duriega773/
Derigat772/
Diriggi772/
Dirighi771/
Dirigou771/
Dirigoy771/
Diorigo771/
Diruega771/
Derigah771/
Dirigge771/
Deriega771/
Dirrige771/
Derriega7143/
Deiriggi7120/
Derigaud719/
Dirraige714/
Gyirigay711/
Deiriger710/
Derige67611/
Derigo67523/
Deruga67155/
Derega67106/
Ďuriga6794/
Duruga6769/
Durigo6745/
Durega6724/
Derigi6711/
Direge674/
Dirego672/
Derigault671/
Dyryga671/
Desreigas671/
Durigã671/

Diriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diriga in the Hindi language
दिरिगाdiriga-
Diriga in the Russian language
Диригаdiriga-

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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 Diriga
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