Alira Surname
Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname
Alira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,764 | 1:22,131 | 3,233 |
| Burkina Faso | 820 | 1:22,381 | 1,478 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 197 | 1:671,316 | 52,436 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Alira (4,295) may also be a first name.
Alira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alira (Georgian: ალირა, Hindi: अलीरा, Marathi: अलीरा, Oriya: ଆଲିରା, Russian: Алира) is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alira is the 133,798th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,163,761 people. The surname Alira is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Alira are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 105,563rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 4,295 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,764 people, or 1 in 22,131. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Lira District, where 21 percent live, Oyam District, where 14 percent live and Apac District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 24 percent live and Ghana, where 10 percent live.
Alira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Alira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alira last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alira in the Georgian language | ||
| ალირა | alira | - |
| Alira in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीरा | alira | - |
| Alira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲିରା | alira | - |
| Alira in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीरा | alira | - |
| Alira in the Russian language | ||
| Алира | alira | - |
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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
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- 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 Alira
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