Wirah Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Wirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wirah (889) may also be a first name.
Wirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wirah has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Wirah occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Wirah are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 272,584th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 889 people.
The last name Wirah is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Manus, where 92 percent live, East Sepik, where 4 percent live and New Ireland, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wirah exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.
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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 Wirah
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