Giriya Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
Giriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 511 | 1:1,501,106 | 56,456 |
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Giriya (1,500) may also be a first name.
Giriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giriya (Hindi: गिरिया, Marathi: िगरीया, Oriya: ଗିରିୟା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giriya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giriya is the 499,597th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Giriya are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Giriya is also the 200,772nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 1,500 people.
This last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 1,501,106. In India Giriya is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent live, West Bengal, where 20 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giriya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିରିୟା | giriya | - |
| Giriya in the Hindi language | ||
| गिरिया | giriya | 76.99 |
| गिरीया | giriya | 12.39 |
| गीरीया | giriya | 4.42 |
| गीरिया | giriya | 3.54 |
| गिरीय | giriya | 0.88 |
| जिरिया | jiriya | 0.88 |
| गिरीजा | girija | 0.88 |
| Giriya in the Marathi language | ||
| िगरीया | igariya | 73.62 |
| िगिरया | igiraya | 19.31 |
| गीरीया | giriya | 4.31 |
| गीिरया | giiraya | 1.72 |
| गिरीया | giriya | 0.69 |
| गिरिया | giriya | 0.34 |
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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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- 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 Giriya
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