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

The last name Phiriga occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phiriga? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 330,352. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 82 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside.

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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