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Where Does The Last Name Bir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bir (Bengali: বীর, Hindi: बीर, Marathi: बीर, Oriya: ବୀର, Russian: Бир, Tibetan: བིར་) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant: Bîr. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bir.

How Common Is The Last Name Bir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 10,047^th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 130,223 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bir reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,070^th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 54,904 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 47,363 people, or 1 in 16,195. In India it is most numerous in: Haryana, where 61 percent are found, West Bengal, where 15 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Besides India Bir is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.

Bir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bir are 6.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $60,236 CAD per year.