Kir Forename

68,529th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 8,462 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kir Forename Definition:

Ker, a wall, black, coldness. A place in Media in Asia. 2 Kings xvi. 9.

Kir Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan
100%
3,9661:2,913417
Russia
99%
 
2,4391:59,1361,327
India
 
73%
1,1511:1,055,49867,910
United States
57%
 
1611:2,251,78236,167
Uzbekistan
100%
1361:226,3715,030
Belarus
94%
 
1251:75,859822
Kazakhstan
98%
 
1071:165,8584,079
Indonesia-711:3,633,291158,068
Papua New Guinea
71%
 
391:209,03417,752
Philippines
89%
 
261:4,077,28874,793
Canada
100%
161:2,070,83630,435
Venezuela
64%
 
151:2,013,46035,361
Netherlands
 
57%
141:1,207,29218,951
Latvia-121:167,9702,495
Mexico
56%
 
111:11,285,85732,937
Nigeria
86%
 
101:17,756,436163,035
Denmark-101:564,9508,399
Sudan
100%
91:4,200,7754,893
Cambodia
70%
 
91:1,808,14822,232
England
100%
91:6,178,10252,254
Ethiopia
 
67%
91:10,840,01514,737
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
Germany
58%
 
71:13,811,12541,547
Pakistan
87%
 
61:32,392,947130,865
Afghanistan
80%
 
51:6,524,70331,933
Moldova-41:890,2854,314
Ukraine-41:11,374,97714,813
Colombia
100%
41:11,944,73244,648
Tajikistan
100%
41:2,093,7305,016
Finland
67%
 
31:1,827,72814,078
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Greece-31:3,644,84916,562
Malaysia
55%
 
31:10,149,980208,386
Azerbaijan-31:3,214,31527,427
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Nicaragua-21:3,009,16824,322
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Burkina Faso
50%
 
21:9,189,73469,235
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Czechia
100%
21:5,328,0818,108
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
Kyrgyzstan
100%
21:2,986,63834,954
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Transnistria
100%
11:475,6382,115
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Abkhazia-11:243,4223,525
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Macau-11:608,2092,350
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Northern Cyprus-11:318,1333,044
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241

Kir (12,816) may also be a surname.

Kir Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ker, a wall, black, coldness. A place in Media in Asia. 2 Kings xvi. 9.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: a wall.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Kir Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuir8632,811/
Khir868,154/
Kier863,399/
Keir863,324/
Kair862,811/
Kire862,143/
Koir86206/
Kirr86149/
Kior8651/
Kirh8617/
Kihr869/
Kirz865/
Hkir862/
Kcir862/
Kkir861/
Khair75230,775/
Khier756,995/
Kheir754,708/
Kaire752,914/
Khoir75588/
Khire75458/
Koire75293/
Keire75124/
Kaihr7574/
Kuire7555/
Khijr7550/
Kierr7529/
Kirre7525/
Kaair7514/
Khuir7512/
Khirr759/
Kairh756/
Keirh755/
Kirrh754/
Kkire753/
Khirh753/
Kairt752/
Keirr752/
Kittr752/
Kirtd752/
Kierh752/
Ckire752/
Kuirh752/
Kirhe751/
Kirht751/
Kirrd751/
Khior751/
Khisr751/
Keirz751/
Kisre751/
Kitrh751/
Kaijr751/
Kairr751/
Kuirr751/
Kuitr751/
Kcgir751/
Keitr751/
Kgirr751/
Kirzz751/
Ker678,957/
Kre671,596/
Khaire671,175/
Cir67337/
Kheire67221/
Kirova67112/
Kirowa6784/
Kyr6776/
Kjr6751/
Qir6748/
Keirre6721/
Kahair6715/
Ckaire679/
Khairr678/
Khairz678/
Khijre678/
Khaair675/
Khuire675/
Kır674/
Khirth674/
Khoire674/
Kairre672/
Khaisr672/
Khhair672/
Kirchz671/
Khierr671/
Khirrr671/
Khirzr671/
Khitrh671/
Khaird671/
Keirhe671/
Keitrh671/
Kithtr671/
Kkhair671/
Koirre671/
Kaihre671/
Kagior671/
Kaaisr671/
Kuirth671/
Keirtë671/
Khaitr671/
Khairh671/
Kiuara671/
Kiuwre671/
Kiawry671/
Kahier671/
Ka-Ira671/
Ckhair671/

Kir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kir in the Russian language
Кирkir-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kir