Shiroye Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Shiroye Surname User-submission:
The Shiroye surname means 'to miss your way', 'to stumble into a community where you are installed a chief'.
Shiroye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shiroye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shiroye surname means 'to miss your way', 'to stumble into a community where you are installed a chief'.
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Where Does The Last Name Shiroye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiroye (Marathi: िशरोये) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiroye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiroye is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Shiroye occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shiroye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 85 percent live and Rivers, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiroye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiroye in the Marathi language | ||
| िशरोये | isaroye | - |
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Footnotes
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