Firisa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Firisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Firisa (10,193) may also be a first name.
Firisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Firisa occurs most in Ethiopia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Firisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Firisa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 60,459th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 10,193 people.
The last name Firisa is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 13 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 Firisa
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