Sir Forename
21,714th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 41,124 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Sir Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 11,799 | 1:15,049 | 1,709 |
| Afghanistan | 70% | 5,630 | 1:5,795 | 760 |
| Pakistan | 82% | 5,230 | 1:37,162 | 2,361 |
| India | 61% | 3,549 | 1:342,316 | 30,684 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,975 | 1:12,708 | 1,431 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1,539 | 1:68,882 | 4,428 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,457 | 1:21,148 | 2,787 |
| Ghana | - | 1,292 | 1:20,887 | 1,554 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1,100 | 1:144,965 | 8,534 |
| United States | 100% | 1,006 | 1:360,375 | 10,581 |
| Indonesia | 69% | 925 | 1:278,880 | 24,804 |
| Egypt | 100% | 477 | 1:192,664 | 7,172 |
| Australia | - | 405 | 1:33,723 | 1,884 |
| New Zealand | - | 379 | 1:11,968 | 1,177 |
| England | 100% | 312 | 1:178,214 | 5,472 |
| Morocco | - | 246 | 1:139,629 | 4,172 |
| Poland | 95% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Malaysia | 63% | 228 | 1:133,552 | 8,685 |
| Russia | 92% | 220 | 1:655,608 | 6,531 |
| Gabon | - | 160 | 1:11,771 | 1,796 |
| Canada | 79% | 99 | 1:334,681 | 10,275 |
| Brazil | 100% | 98 | 1:2,186,083 | 44,746 |
| South Africa | 100% | 91 | 1:599,260 | 27,054 |
| Kenya | - | 89 | 1:520,305 | 14,281 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 83 | 1:363,878 | 10,789 |
| Colombia | 100% | 76 | 1:628,670 | 8,804 |
| Chile | 52% | 74 | 1:237,935 | 4,023 |
| Portugal | - | 74 | 1:140,687 | 3,423 |
| Iraq | 100% | 68 | 1:514,969 | 5,682 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64% | 63 | 1:129,402 | 11,461 |
| Cambodia | 55% | 58 | 1:280,575 | 7,778 |
| Thailand | 67% | 55 | 1:1,273,924 | 42,340 |
| Armenia | 97% | 53 | 1:55,071 | 1,912 |
| Germany | 100% | 49 | 1:1,973,018 | 11,502 |
| France | - | 48 | 1:1,384,799 | 9,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 48 | 1:149,000 | 10,084 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| China | - | 31 | 1:44,066,316 | 61,924 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Mexico | 100% | 30 | 1:4,138,148 | 17,999 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 28 | 1:122,416 | 2,875 |
| Argentina | 60% | 26 | 1:1,645,125 | 6,777 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 25 | 1:676,083 | 14,224 |
| Hong Kong | - | 23 | 1:337,075 | 3,808 |
| Turkey | 86% | 21 | 1:3,704,843 | 19,450 |
| Peru | 100% | 19 | 1:1,673,234 | 18,385 |
| Singapore | 100% | 19 | 1:330,898 | 9,778 |
| Scotland | 100% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| Sweden | 80% | 18 | 1:547,662 | 13,582 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 17 | 1:1,357,408 | 36,328 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Bhutan | 88% | 13 | 1:63,456 | 1,826 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Greece | 100% | 12 | 1:911,212 | 9,057 |
| Senegal | 78% | 12 | 1:1,215,113 | 10,353 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Belarus | 100% | 9 | 1:1,053,598 | 5,565 |
| Italy | 99% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Japan | - | 9 | 1:14,220,673 | 39,809 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 9 | 1:930,547 | 3,856 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Finland | - | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Iran | - | 8 | 1:9,812,108 | 27,974 |
| Uganda | - | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Congo | 100% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 7 | 1:2,535,264 | 17,782 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Vietnam | - | 7 | 1:13,231,873 | 4,411 |
| Wales | - | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Israel | 90% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Jamaica | - | 5 | 1:576,645 | 13,293 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Tanzania | - | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 5 | 1:3,084,763 | 72,050 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Austria | - | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Gambia | - | 4 | 1:481,649 | 818 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 4 | 1:581 | 152 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 3 | 1:20,433 | 1,694 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Nepal | 100% | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Norway | 100% | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Czechia | 93% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Şir (17) & Sîr (1) are calculated separately.
Sir (56,454) may also be a surname.
Sir Forename Popularity
Sir Demographics
Sir Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 11 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Sir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sir in the Russian language | ||
| Сир | sir | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Sir