Shirama Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Shirama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shirama (289) may also be a first name.
Shirama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shirama (Hindi: शीरामा, Marathi: शीरमा, Oriya: ଶିରମା) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shirama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shirama is the 835,661st most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Shirama is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Shirama live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shirama is also the 519,842nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 289 people.
The last name Shirama is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 586,565. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 94 percent are found, Borno, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିରମା | sirama | - |
| Shirama in the Marathi language | ||
| शीरमा | sirama | - |
| Shirama in the Hindi language | ||
| शीरामा | sirama | 40 |
| शिरमा | sirama | 40 |
| शिरामा | sirama | 20 |
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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 Shirama
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