Geriga Surname
Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname
Geriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,442 | 1:15,987 | 2,491 |
| Tanzania | 147 | 1:360,147 | 26,649 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Geriga (68) may also be a first name.
Geriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geriga (Russian: Герига) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Geriga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geriga? popularity and diffusion
Geriga is the 163,213th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,737,621 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Geriga reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Geriga is also the 1,181,159th most common first name worldwide, held by 68 people.
The surname Geriga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2,442 people, or 1 in 15,987. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 48 percent live, Koboko District, where 18 percent live and Moyo District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda Geriga occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geriga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geriga in the Russian language | ||
| Герига | geriga | - |
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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 Geriga
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