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) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as:. 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 at a global level, borne 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 commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 77 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Maracha District, where 31 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 6 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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