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
Giriga (Hindi: गिरिजा, Oriya: ଗିରିଜା, Russian: Гирига) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giriga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Giriga is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Giriga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Giriga are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most common given name globally, held by 77 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Maracha District, where 31 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 6 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent reside.
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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