Firya Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Firya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Firya (70) may also be a first name.

Firya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firya (Hindi: फिरया, Russian: Фиря) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firya? popularity and diffusion

Firya is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Firya are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Firya is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 70 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitrya91360/
Firyad9161/
Firyah917/
Firyaj915/
Fitryay8383/
Fithrya8311/
Fairyaj8311/
Fitryat8310/
Fairyaz833/
Fairyas831/
Virya80535/
Firia80185/
Firea80130/
Furya8053/
Firja8015/
Ferya8013/
Fittryah776/
Fairyaad771/
Fitria7346,189/
Fairyo73331/
Feryat73119/
Feryad73104/
Feryaz7361/
Firzia7359/
Firria7326/
Feiria7315/
Firija7315/
Fioria7313/
Furyha7312/
Vierya739/
Feerya738/
Firiat736/
Furrya735/
Firzja734/
Firiha733/
Fireaj733/
Vairya732/
Firjas732/
Fireha732/
Firjad732/
Vhirya732/
Firias732/
Firiah731/
Phirya731/
Fairia731/
Fireah731/
Feryah731/
Feryas731/
Firgia731/
Fitrias67136/
Fithria67100/
Fittria6744/
Fairiah6736/
Fitriae6723/
Fhitria6716/
Fitriaa6715/
Fajryah6710/
Ferryat6710/
Feryaad679/
Fitriap676/
Fairias674/
Fitriad674/
Viraiya673/
Feirias672/
Firaijo671/
Firehau671/
Firyosh671/
Fierria671/
Fayryaj671/
Faijrja671/
Fairija671/
Fairryo671/

Firya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firya in the Hindi language
फिरयाphiraya-
Firya in the Russian language
Фиряfira-

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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 Firya
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