Biro Surname
Approximately 22,229 people bear this surname
Biro Surname User-submission:
Hungarian (Bíró): occupational name from bíró 'judge', 'local administrative leader (Szolgabíró). In some cases the name was given to a relative, assistant, or servant of a judge.
Biro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 9,788 | 1:2,051 | 263 |
| United States | 2,155 | 1:168,194 | 17,041 |
| Egypt | 1,678 | 1:54,789 | 5,270 |
| Canada | 884 | 1:41,681 | 5,182 |
| Serbia | 849 | 1:8,416 | 999 |
| Japan | 636 | 1:201,013 | 9,017 |
| Hungary | 612 | 1:16,040 | 1,834 |
| Ivory Coast | 580 | 1:39,778 | 2,592 |
| Germany | 410 | 1:196,355 | 22,641 |
| India | 398 | 1:1,927,300 | 66,889 |
| France | 295 | 1:225,162 | 34,941 |
| Brazil | 247 | 1:866,698 | 31,229 |
| Austria | 240 | 1:35,481 | 5,724 |
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| Israel | 228 | 1:37,533 | 5,171 |
| England | 212 | 1:262,821 | 20,935 |
| Australia | 211 | 1:127,942 | 13,963 |
| Yemen | 188 | 1:140,560 | 7,262 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Philippines | 160 | 1:632,739 | 67,224 |
| Niger | 138 | 1:139,073 | 5,211 |
| Sweden | 136 | 1:72,403 | 5,440 |
| Indonesia | 131 | 1:1,009,536 | 73,900 |
| Croatia | 124 | 1:34,102 | 6,993 |
| Lebanon | 115 | 1:49,018 | 4,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Spain | 104 | 1:449,539 | 23,540 |
| Slovenia | 84 | 1:29,615 | 6,042 |
| Switzerland | 81 | 1:101,394 | 10,819 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Slovakia | 73 | 1:73,102 | 14,166 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| Italy | 48 | 1:1,274,098 | 76,496 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Guinea | 43 | 1:275,205 | 1,059 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Palestine | 29 | 1:156,857 | 8,402 |
| Turkey | 27 | 1:2,882,275 | 84,327 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 1:252,600 | 12,031 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Biró (14,789), Bíro (364), Birô (2), Birò (1) & Bíró (11,842) are calculated separately.
Biro (23,230) may also be a first name.
Biro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian (Bíró): occupational name from bíró 'judge', 'local administrative leader (Szolgabíró). In some cases the name was given to a relative, assistant, or servant of a judge.
- laslovargaThe Biro surname means 'judge', 'lawyer', 'referee'.
- birodoraThis surname means 'judge' in Hungarian.
- birobirkaThe meaning of this surname is: judge.
- erababaBiro Demographics
Biro Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Biro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Biro (Arabic: بيرّو, Bengali: বীরো, Georgian: ბირო, Hindi: बीरो, Marathi: बीरो, Oriya: ବୀର, Russian: Биро) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Biró, Bíro, Birô, Birò or Bíró. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biro? popularity and diffusion
Biro is the 24,332nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 327,840 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Biro reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 33,800th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 23,230 people.
The surname Biro is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 9,788 people, or 1 in 2,051. In Romania it is most frequent in: Harghita County, where 25 percent live, Mureș County, where 21 percent live and Covasna County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Romania it exists in 97 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Biro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Biro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Biro surname rose 107,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Biro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Shiite (20%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Biro are 5.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.31% registered with the party.
The amount Biro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 34.12% less than the national average, earning €19,784 per year; in Norway they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning 273,443 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,820 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biro in the Georgian language | ||
| ბირო | biro | - |
| Biro in the Marathi language | ||
| बीरो | biro | 97.92 |
| िरो | iro | 2.08 |
| Biro in the Hindi language | ||
| बीरो | biro | 94.99 |
| बिरो | biro | 4.5 |
| वीरो | viro | 0.19 |
| बीरी | biri | 0.09 |
| बिरू | biru | 0.09 |
| विरो | viro | 0.05 |
| बीरो़ | biro | 0.05 |
| Biro in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୀର | bira | 76.84 |
| ବିେରା | biera | 15.79 |
| ବିର | bira | 6.32 |
| ବୀେରା | biera | 1.05 |
| Biro in the Bengali language | ||
| বীরো | biro | 75 |
| বির্ও | bir'o | 25 |
| Biro in the Russian language | ||
| Биро | biro | - |
| Biro in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرّو | byrw | - |
| بيرو | byrw | - |
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