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) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,491,356th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Shirga is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Shirga reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common forename on earth, held by 23 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 99 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.
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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