Girima Surname
Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname
Girima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Girima (1,540) may also be a first name.
Girima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Girima (Hindi: गिरिमा, Marathi: िगरीमा, Oriya: ଗିରିମା) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Girima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Girima is the 164,762nd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,769,877 people. Girima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Girima reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 197,593rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,540 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Girima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Girima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରିମା | girima | 91.67 |
| ଜିରିମ | jirima | 4.17 |
| ଗୀରିମା | girima | 4.17 |
| Girima in the Hindi language | ||
| गिरिमा | girima | 66.67 |
| गिरीमा | girima | 20.83 |
| गीरिमा | girima | 8.33 |
| गीिरमा | giirama | 4.17 |
| Girima in the Marathi language | ||
| िगरीमा | igarima | 54.55 |
| िगिरमा | igirama | 45.45 |
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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 Girima
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