Sheriya Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Sheriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sheriya (241) may also be a first name.
Sheriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheriya (Hindi: शेरिया, Marathi: शेरीया) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheriya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 507,898th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name Sheriya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sheriya are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sheriya is also the 575,894th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 241 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriya in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरीया | seriya | 93.55 |
| शरीय | sariya | 6.45 |
| Sheriya in the Hindi language | ||
| शेरिया | seriya | 84 |
| शेरीया | seriya | 12 |
| शेरइया | sera'iya | 4 |
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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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- 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 Sheriya
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