Girig Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Girig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierig91256/
Girzig9122/
Girgig911/
Girigs911/
Guirig911/
Gihrig910/
Irig89281/
Ghiruig830/
Ihrig804,430/
Gerig803,008/
Girik80579/
Sirig80185/
Giric80142/
Zirig80128/
Cirig8064/
Gireg8033/
Irigh8015/
Irrig8010/
Irzig809/
Giriq808/
Eirig805/
Gurig804/
Isrig803/
Gyrig802/
Ierig801/
Girug801/
Gärig801/
Irigs800/
Irhig800/
Irigg800/
Gairigue771/
Gehrig739,068/
Gerigk732,544/
Sierig73365/
Guerig73110/
Giroix7399/
Gerrig7334/
Győrig7331/
Zirigh7327/
Gührig7326/
Airigh7324/
Hirrig7319/
Chirig7310/
Ngirik738/
Girgic737/
Gerigs736/
Irigue735/
Zairig735/
Gerzig735/
Hirzig735/
Geraig734/
Gerigh734/
Gerhig733/
Gierik733/
Seirig733/
Ghiric732/
Gairik732/
Geerig732/
Gherig732/
Girike731/
Heirig731/
Girikc731/
Girixz731/
Zgirik731/
Zeirig731/
Iorigh731/
Giriok731/
Irrigh731/
Guiric731/
Guhrig731/
Guruig731/
Getrig731/
Gereig731/
Giereg731/
Hairig731/
Gurrig731/
Ngireg731/
Iriggs730/
Hierig730/
Irik671,842/
Erig67747/
Heirigs67212/
Gehrigk6759/
Iric6742/
Sierigk6732/
Hierzig6722/
Irigova6721/
Girzick6717/
Khairig6716/
Irix675/
Chhirig674/
Chirigh674/
Jrig673/
Iriq672/
Yirigue672/
Airigue672/
Hirigue672/
Ireg672/
Gierick671/
Girrick671/
Goirick671/
Jirigue671/
Zirigue671/
Geerigk671/
Chirrig671/
Irjg671/
Gehrigh670/
Gierike670/

Girig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girig in the Oriya language
ଗିରିଗgiriga-
Girig in the Russian language
Гиригgirig-

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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 Girig
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