Giriama Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Giriama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Giriama Demographics
Giriama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Giriama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giriama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giriama (Oriya: ଗିରିଆମା) is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Giriama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Giriama is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Giriama is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Giriama live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Giriama is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 60 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 27 percent are found and Baringo County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.
Giriama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Giriama surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gairiama | 93 | 8 | / |
| Giriamma | 93 | 4 | / |
| Iriama | 92 | 5,444 | / |
| Girijamma | 88 | 415 | / |
| Girijaama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Irihama | 86 | 116 | / |
| Siriama | 86 | 24 | / |
| Iriamma | 86 | 9 | / |
| Iriasma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hiriama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guriama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iriamat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geriama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iriamaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Girrijamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Giriatmo | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ngeriama | 80 | 25 | / |
| Girjamma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Siriamah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siriamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giryamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geriamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eriama | 77 | 138 | / |
| Iriamo | 77 | 91 | / |
| Iryama | 77 | 77 | / |
| Irioma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ghiryamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiriamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeriama | 71 | 33 | / |
| Eriamah | 71 | 26 | / |
| Seriama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Iryamah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ioryama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Eriamma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Irieoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irjamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geryama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirioma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siryama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gireamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gereama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uiriamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiryama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hirryama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guryamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiriamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serijama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoriamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erriamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirjamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiryamma | 67 | 1 | / |
Giriama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giriama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରିଆମା | giri'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
- 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 Giriama
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