Shirga Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Shirga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shirga (23) may also be a first name.
Shirga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shirga (Hindi: शिर्गा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shirga.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shirga is the 1,491,356th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Shirga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Shirga are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name on earth, borne by 23 people.
The last name Shirga is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 99 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shirga occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirga in the Hindi language | ||
| शिर्गा | sirga | - |
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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 Shirga
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