Giriama Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Giriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Giriama Last Name Facts

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

Giriama (Oriya: ଗିରିଆମା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giriama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giriama is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Giriama occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Giriama are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Giriama is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 60 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 27 percent are found and Baringo County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Giriama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Giriama surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Giriama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giriama in the Oriya language
ଗିରିଆମାgiri'ama-

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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
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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 Giriama
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