Niriega Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Niriega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Niriega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niriega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niriega occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Niriega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niriega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Niriega are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Caribbean South America.
The surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 47,774,072. In Colombia Niriega is primarily concentrated in: Córdoba Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Colombia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Venezuela, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nieriega | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niriga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nirega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngirega | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nuriega | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nirjiga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nirijegi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nirigi | 77 | 4,557 | / |
| Niregi | 77 | 594 | / |
| Nurega | 77 | 27 | / |
| Neriga | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nerega | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nirige | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nuriga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngirighga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirjigi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nniruga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nirihgi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngeriga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nairuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nairege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nirrigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niriogi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nirigoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noyrigat | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ngeregha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nirjoigi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nirjiogi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirijigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngirighi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Niriega
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