Phiriga Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phiriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phiriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1641:330,35230,898

Phiriga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phiriga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Phiriga has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phiriga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phiriga is the 1,353,468th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phiriga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Phiriga is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 330,352. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 82 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found.

Phiriga Last Name Statistics demography

Phiriga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.97% less than the national average, earning R 145,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piriga9260/
Pirigau8623/
Pieriga8613/
Pheriga860/
Pairigah8072/
Pherriga800/
Periga77133/
Pirigi7780/
Puriga7743/
Pirigo7722/
Viriga7711/
Piruga778/
Pirige773/
Firiga772/
Pirigy771/
Puirigaud751/
Purigay71543/
Pherigo71536/
Pirigyi71287/
Petriga71152/
Pierige71125/
Virigay7191/
Peyriga7147/
Peeriga7141/
Peirega7125/
Pitryga717/
Pierigé713/
Puriega712/
Pirigoi711/
Virigai711/
Pierigè711/
Purigha711/
Pheruga711/
Perigay711/
Piraigi711/
Perriga710/
Pirrigo710/
Perigaud67505/
Perigaut6725/
Périgaud678/
Perigaux677/
Petrigač671/
Paitrige670/

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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 Phiriga
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