Girig Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Girig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
Girig (19) may also be a first name.
Girig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Girig (Oriya: ଗିରିଗ, Russian: Гириг) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Girig.
How Common Is The Last Name Girig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Girig is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Girig are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Girig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Girig in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରିଗ | giriga | - |
| Girig in the Russian language | ||
| Гириг | girig | - |
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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 Girig
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