Yiriga Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yiriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yiriga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yiriga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yiriga is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiriga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiriga are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Mande Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,310,864. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre-Est Region, where 64 percent live and Centre Region, where 36 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yirigea9268/
Iriga91261/
Yriga9147/
Yirigi83249/
Irigha83229/
Hiriga83115/
Oiriga8385/
Irigea8368/
Giriga8326/
Irigay8323/
Yrigay8321/
Irriga8320/
Irigai8312/
Yirigo838/
Irigau835/
Jiriga833/
Yirega832/
Ieriga831/
Ireiga831/
Yiruga831/
Eiriga831/
Itriga831/
Yirige831/
Yirigoz7721/
Jirigay7710/
Girigay779/
Iorhiga771/
Irrigha771/
Yirigui771/
Girigah771/
Girigau771/
Irrigay771/
Eriga731,329/
Irigo731,194/
Irigi731,134/
Iruga7396/
Irega7381/
Yrigo7349/
Irige7348/
Gairigay711/
Geriga672,662/
Heriga67512/
Irigoy67259/
Girigi67246/
Erigha67141/
Eriega6762/
Etriga6747/
Jirigi6740/
Iregha6723/
Iregat6722/
Erhiga6722/
Yrigoy6721/
Airuga6721/
Iruega6720/
Euriga6718/
Irigui6718/
Hirigo6718/
Erigga6714/
Irigoh6714/
Erigat6713/
Iriogo6713/
Irigoi6713/
Erigas6713/
Erigah6711/
Iriguy6710/
Irigot6710/
Jirige679/
Eirigi677/
Yrygay677/
Eeriga676/
Girigo675/
Girige674/
Iregea674/
Iorega674/
Irrigo674/
Irighe674/
Irrigi673/
Hiruga673/
Girega673/
Irighi673/
Hirigi672/
Jiruga671/
Iryoga671/
Iregas671/
Iriger671/
Irioge671/
Ereiga671/
Giryga671/
Yregas671/
Ajriga671/
Irigho671/
Erriga671/
Hirega671/
Yorigo671/
Iroigo671/
Iriget671/
Irigye671/
Iregga671/
Jirigo671/
Yreige671/
Yrigou671/
Iregai671/

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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 Yiriga
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