Giriga Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Giriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Giriga (77) may also be a first name.
Giriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giriga (Hindi: गिरिजा, Oriya: ଗିରିଜା, Russian: Гирига) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giriga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giriga is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Giriga is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Giriga reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Giriga is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 77 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Maracha District, where 31 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 6 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giriga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giriga in the Hindi language | ||
| गिरिजा | girija | 50 |
| गिरिगा | giriga | 50 |
| Giriga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରିଜା | girija | 50 |
| ଗିରି | giri | 50 |
| Giriga in the Russian language | ||
| Гирига | giriga | - |
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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 Giriga
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