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
The last name Firiya (Hindi: फिरिया, Marathi: फीरीया) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Firiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Firiya is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Firiya reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 506,891st most common first name in the world, held by 302 people.
The last name Firiya is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger Firiya is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
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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