Firiya Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Firiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Firiya (302) may also be a first name.
Firiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Firiya (Hindi: फिरिया, Marathi: फीरीया) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Firiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Firiya reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Firiya is also the 506,891st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 302 people.
The surname Firiya is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger Firiya is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Firiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Firiya in the Marathi language | ||
| फीरीया | phiriya | - |
| Firiya in the Hindi language | ||
| फिरिया | phiriya | 93.98 |
| फिरीया | phiriya | 3.61 |
| फि़रिया | phiriya | 1.2 |
| फ़िरिया | firiya | 1.2 |
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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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- 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 Firiya
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