Diriya Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Diriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 126 | 1:309,836 | 21,278 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Diriya (149) may also be a first name.
Diriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diriya (Hindi: दिरिया, Marathi: िदरीया, Oriya: ଦିରିୟା) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Diriya.
How Common Is The Last Name Diriya? popularity and diffusion
Diriya is the 1,185,157th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Diriya live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 754,880th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 149 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 309,836. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Koboko District, where 93 percent reside, Arua District, where 1 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diriya in the Hindi language | ||
| दिरिया | diriya | 75 |
| दिरीया | diriya | 12.5 |
| डिरिया | diriya | 5 |
| दीरिया | diriya | 5 |
| दीरीया | diriya | 2.5 |
| Diriya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିରିୟା | diriya | 50 |
| ଦିରିୟ | diriya | 50 |
| Diriya in the Marathi language | ||
| िदरीया | idariya | 36.36 |
| िडरीया | idariya | 36.36 |
| िडिरया | idiraya | 18.18 |
| िडरीयाव | idariyava | 9.09 |
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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 Diriya
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