Air Surname
Approximately 28,402 people bear this surname
Air Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. or nick, 'the heir.' It is curious to note that while Ayre is the almost universal English form (saving Eyre), Ayer is equally universal in the United States. For early and other instances, v.
Read More About This SurnameAir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 20,336 | 1:324 | 131 |
| India | 2,261 | 1:339,259 | 18,654 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 422 | 1:21,712 | 2,501 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| United States | 341 | 1:1,062,929 | 77,588 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Algeria | 219 | 1:176,400 | 21,809 |
| England | 177 | 1:314,791 | 23,605 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Malaysia | 99 | 1:297,921 | 16,312 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Iran | 65 | 1:1,181,270 | 51,307 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:83,653 | 6,073 |
| China | 60 | 1:22,788,693 | 1,256 |
| Pakistan | 58 | 1:3,080,067 | 24,706 |
| Bahamas | 53 | 1:7,392 | 632 |
| Afghanistan | 51 | 1:630,455 | 7,258 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Nepal | 15 | 1:1,898,730 | 7,997 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:47,990 | 3,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Áir (2) & Åîr (1) are calculated separately.
Air (24,814) may also be a first name.
Air Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. or nick, 'the heir.' It is curious to note that while Ayre is the almost universal English form (saving Eyre), Ayer is equally universal in the United States. For early and other instances, v. Ayres and Eyre.
Roger le Havre, or Eyre, or Ayer, Norfolk, 1264: History of Norfolk.
1583. Humphrey Mercer and Katherine Ayer: Marriage Lic. (London).
1757. Married — Francis Lee and Ann Ayre: St. George, Hanover Square.
(1) Robert Air of Hedreslawe was rentaller of the mill of Hedreslawe in 1281 (Bain, II, 196). Johan Ayr of Aytone, Berwickshire, rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., II, p. 206). Thomas Ayre was provost of Kintore, 1331 (ER., I, p. 356), Elyas Ayr witnessed a charter by Robert de Lamberton, 1336 (Raine, 230), and in 1401 Richard Ayre made a wadset of part of the lands of Kinnaird to Duthac de Carnegie (Southesk, p. 719). Michael Ayr appears as a witness in Brechin, 1450 (REB., II, 83), and the surname of Air subsisted in the parish of Farnell until 1851, when the last of the name (an unmarried woman) died at an advanced age (Jervise, LL., p. 239). The lands of William Ayr or Air in the lordship of Dunbar are mentioned in 1522 and again in 1535 (Home, p. 32, 35), and the lands of a later William Air in the Merse are mentioned in 1580 (ER., XXI, p. 65). Janet Air in Brechin, 1583, and Patrick Air in Panbryde parish, 1675 (Brechin). John Aire in Coldstream, 1780 (Lauder). Perhaps same as Eyre, which see. (2) Of local origin from the royal burgh of Ayr. Reginald of Ayr was clerk in Ayr, 1287 (Bain, II, p. 89). Albinus or Aubinus de Are had a charter of "unam obulatam terre que vocatur Cercnokenculrath et Autitigille cum pertinenciis" from Robert I between 1315—21 (RMS., I, 49). Walterus de Are, clericus Glasguensis diocesis, notary public, 1399 (Pollok, I, p. 138). Dogall de Are witnessed the sale of a tenement in Glasgow, 1430 (LCD., p. 246). Richard Air was bookbinder in Glasgow, 1432 (REG., p. 335). compare Eyre.
Mr. Ferguson thinks this name may be from Old High German, aro, ar, Old Norse ari, an eagle. It is rather from Ayr, cap. of Ayrshire, Scotland.
Air Demographics
Average Male Air Height
173.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Air Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Air Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Air (Arabic: اير, Georgian: აირ, Hindi: ऐर, Marathi: आईर, Oriya: ଅଇର) is more commonly found in Laos than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Áir or Åîr. For other possible spellings of Air click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Air? popularity and diffusion
The last name Air is the 19,348th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 256,586 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Air reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 32,198th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 24,814 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Laos, where it is borne by 20,336 people, or 1 in 324. Other than Laos Air occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.
Air Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Air has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Air surname expanded 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Air Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Air last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia.
The amount Air earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.37% more than the national average, earning $73,714 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Áir | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hair | 86 | 20,647 | / |
| Aird | 86 | 7,047 | / |
| Gair | 86 | 4,278 | / |
| Aire | 86 | 2,964 | / |
| Ajir | 86 | 2,930 | / |
| Aier | 86 | 1,494 | / |
| Ayir | 86 | 182 | / |
| Aair | 86 | 114 | / |
| Aiar | 86 | 104 | / |
| Aiir | 86 | 71 | / |
| Aisr | 86 | 18 | / |
| Aitr | 86 | 17 | / |
| Airh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Airr | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aiyr | 86 | 6 | / |
| Airt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aihr | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aior | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aiur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ar | 80 | 65,875 | / |
| Ir | 80 | 22,121 | / |
| Åîr | 78 | 1 | / |
| Aihar | 75 | 30,955 | / |
| Hajir | 75 | 28,663 | / |
| Haire | 75 | 10,047 | / |
| Gaier | 75 | 2,377 | / |
| Hayir | 75 | 1,812 | / |
| Gayir | 75 | 915 | / |
| Haier | 75 | 751 | / |
| Gajir | 75 | 738 | / |
| Hairr | 75 | 722 | / |
| Haiar | 75 | 350 | / |
| Ayire | 75 | 201 | / |
| Ahjir | 75 | 138 | / |
| Ayier | 75 | 126 | / |
| Ai'er | 75 | 107 | / |
| Ahiar | 75 | 76 | / |
| Awier | 75 | 74 | / |
| Haird | 75 | 73 | / |
| Ahair | 75 | 73 | / |
| Aiere | 75 | 64 | / |
| Ahior | 75 | 32 | / |
| Gaiar | 75 | 22 | / |
| Gaior | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ajier | 75 | 14 | / |
| Haiir | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gaiir | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hairt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aiher | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gaair | 75 | 9 | / |
| Auiar | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ayior | 75 | 9 | / |
| Haior | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aajir | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ajior | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aheir | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aaire | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ajird | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aieer | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aiyor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aiahr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haiyr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Airre | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aiard | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaihr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aiare | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aiyre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aihre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaiur | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haair | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haiur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aairh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiaur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayirh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gairh | 75 | 1 | / |
| A'Air | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awior | 75 | 1 | / |
| Airhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aihor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayhir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auier | 75 | 0 | / |
| Aaird | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gir | 67 | 22,670 | / |
| Are | 67 | 20,472 | / |
| Har | 67 | 17,511 | / |
| Art | 67 | 15,374 | / |
| Gar | 67 | 13,414 | / |
| Ard | 67 | 10,503 | / |
| Arp | 67 | 7,641 | / |
| Asr | 67 | 6,846 | / |
| Ayr | 67 | 5,361 | / |
| Aar | 67 | 4,005 | / |
| Ire | 67 | 2,706 | / |
| Aihare | 67 | 2,589 | / |
| Aer | 67 | 2,198 | / |
| Arh | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Ahr | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Aur | 67 | 1,863 | / |
| Arz | 67 | 1,851 | / |
| Hir | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Jir | 67 | 1,438 | / |
| Ior | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Arr | 67 | 1,039 | / |
| Gahair | 67 | 720 | / |
| Ier | 67 | 693 | / |
| Haajir | 67 | 639 | / |
| Ear | 67 | 544 | / |
| Irr | 67 | 485 | / |
| Ajr | 67 | 360 | / |
| Irt | 67 | 226 | / |
| Yir | 67 | 143 | / |
| Atr | 67 | 133 | / |
| Aihour | 67 | 108 | / |
| Hawier | 67 | 107 | / |
| Uir | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ird | 67 | 78 | / |
| Haiart | 67 | 73 | / |
| Eir | 67 | 62 | / |
| Airova | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ihr | 67 | 46 | / |
| Irp | 67 | 29 | / |
| Isr | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oir | 67 | 24 | / |
| Irz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Itr | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gaihar | 67 | 19 | / |
| Haiher | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ahiere | 67 | 13 | / |
| Arı | 67 | 10 | / |
| Airowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Haujir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hayire | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ijr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haiour | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haiere | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haihar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haggir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haiahr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayhire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahijre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hajirr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiheer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahiar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahiare | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahairt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hai'er | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aheire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahjire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aihire | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Aire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arì | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hauiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hairre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haioer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaihur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ağr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aierre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haieer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haihir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hairhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aihart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hauier | 67 | 0 | / |
Air Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Air in the Georgian language | ||
| აირ | air | - |
| Air in the Marathi language | ||
| आईर | a'ira | 91.91 |
| ऐर | aira | 6.43 |
| Air in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଇର | a'ira | 88.99 |
| ଐର | aira | 5.5 |
| Air in the Hindi language | ||
| ऐर | aira | 61.63 |
| ैर | aira | 13.95 |
| ाइ्र | a'ira | 11.63 |
| आइर् | a'ir | 3.49 |
| Air in the Arabic language | ||
| اير | ayr | - |
| لاير | layr | - |
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