Bira Surname
Approximately 11,940 people bear this surname
Bira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,682 | 1:286,005 | 16,234 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Romania | 1,363 | 1:14,731 | 1,880 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,025 | 1:7,955 | 600 |
| Indonesia | 783 | 1:168,901 | 16,387 |
| Tanzania | 767 | 1:69,024 | 7,275 |
| Iraq | 414 | 1:84,593 | 2,711 |
| Nigeria | 401 | 1:441,753 | 22,667 |
| Uganda | 348 | 1:112,182 | 10,900 |
| Algeria | 314 | 1:123,030 | 17,103 |
| Brazil | 227 | 1:943,059 | 33,636 |
| Niger | 199 | 1:96,442 | 3,993 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| Cameroon | 115 | 1:180,601 | 19,028 |
| Iran | 106 | 1:724,363 | 37,588 |
| Mongolia | 90 | 1:31,392 | 3,047 |
| Solomon Islands | 90 | 1:6,445 | 950 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Bîra (162), Birã (1) & Bîră (38) are calculated separately.
Bira (56,946) may also be a first name.
Bira Demographics
Bira Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Bira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bira (Bengali: বীর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: बीरा, Marathi: बीरा, Oriya: ବୀର, Russian: Бира) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bîra, Birã or Bîră. Click here for other possible spellings of Bira.
How Common Is The Last Name Bira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,544th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 610,347 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Bira live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 16,538th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 56,946 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 2,682 people, or 1 in 286,005. In India Bira is mostly found in: Odisha, where 27 percent are found, Manipur, where 24 percent are found and Gujarat, where 23 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 18 percent are found and Romania, where 11 percent are found.
Bira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bira surname increased 1,610 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bira are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Bira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.97% less than the national average, earning R 83,256 per year and in United States they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $52,671 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bira in the Marathi language | ||
| बीरा | bira | 95.42 |
| बीर | bira | 4.58 |
| Bira in the Hindi language | ||
| बीरा | bira | 91.22 |
| बिरा | bira | 5.04 |
| बीरां | biram | 3.31 |
| बीर | bira | 0.14 |
| वीरा | vira | 0.05 |
| बी्र | bira | 0.05 |
| बिरां | biram | 0.05 |
| हिरा | hira | 0.05 |
| Bira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﺮﻩ | byrh | 63.64 |
| ﺑﻴﺮﺍ | byra | 18.18 |
| ﺑﻴﺮ | byr | 18.18 |
| Bira in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୀର | bira | 53.47 |
| ବିର | bira | 19.93 |
| ବିରା | bira | 18.84 |
| ବୀରା | bira | 6.23 |
| ବିରୁ୍ଆ | birua | 0.11 |
| ହୀର | hira | 0.05 |
| ବିଭା | bibha | 0.05 |
| ବୀନ | bina | 0.05 |
| ବିେରା | biera | 0.05 |
| ପୁିର୍ | puir | 0.05 |
| Bira in the Bengali language | ||
| বীর | bira | 34.48 |
| বির | bira | 20.69 |
| বিরা | bira | 17.24 |
| বীরা | bira | 13.79 |
| বিরসেন | birasena | 3.45 |
| বিরমালা | biramala | 3.45 |
| বীরচন্দ্র | biracandra | 3.45 |
| বিরমনী | biramani | 3.45 |
| Bira in the Russian language | ||
| Бира | bira | - |
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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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- 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 Bira
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