Bishir Surname

18,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bishir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bishir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria27,9461:6,339772
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Moldova971:36,7155,670
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
India161:47,941,586492,263
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Bishir (710) may also be a first name.

Bishir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bishir Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bishir (Marathi: िबशीर, Russian: Бишир) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bishir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bishir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bishir is the 18,893rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 249,959 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bishir are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bishir is also the 309,966th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 710 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27,946 people, or 1 in 6,339. In Nigeria Bishir is most common in: Katsina, where 98 percent live, Kano, where 0 percent live and Kaduna, where 0 percent live. Barring Nigeria Bishir is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bishir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bishir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bishir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bishir surname are 38.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.51% registered with the party.

Bishir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,930 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beishir92225/
Bischir9211/
Baishir925/
Bishier922/
Bishair922/
Bisheir920/
Bisir91400/
Bischier8623/
Baidshir861/
Beisheir860/
Beishier860/
Beshir8350,428/
Bisher8316,552/
Bichir831,041/
Baisir8377/
Bisier8373/
Vishir8370/
Boisir837/
Bisoir836/
Bitsir834/
Bisire833/
Bishjr831/
Bissir831/
Buisir831/
Wishir830/
Bishirova8057/
Beshire771,482/
Boisier771,030/
Beshier77876/
Besheir77582/
Bisheer77495/
Bichair77294/
Bischer77236/
Baisier77123/
Baisher7749/
Beisher7743/
Bishger7739/
Buisier7728/
Bissoir7721/
Beichir7720/
Bissier7716/
Bisiere7715/
Bisoire779/
Boisher777/
Beschir776/
Beshair774/
Baichir774/
Wishire772/
Boichir772/
Boissir772/
Bishert771/
Beisier771/
Bishear771/
Bisherd771/
Bissire771/
Beashir771/
Bichire771/
Bajshir771/
Baisire771/
Beissir771/
Bissher770/
Biser731,858/
Besir73282/
Visir7318/
Bizir737/
Bicir736/
Wisir732/
Bjsir731/
Bysir730/
Boissier713,865/
Beischer71375/
Beschier71371/
Baischer71135/
Bisirova7174/
Bischert7156/
Buissier7149/
Weishair7137/
Bitscher7128/
Beissier7124/
Witshire718/
Boissire714/
Wisehier712/
Boisiere712/
Beichire711/
Beishcer711/
Baichair711/
Beisherz711/
Bichaire711/
Baichire711/
Baisheer711/
Baissher711/
Baissier711/
Weisheir710/
Bisheare710/
Bischger710/
Wishhire710/
Bechir6741,200/
Besher6713,237/
Boiser675,387/
Beiser672,056/
Bieser671,467/
Wisher671,281/
Bicher67688/
Bajsir67504/
Visher67397/
Beshirova67390/
Beysir67359/
Buiser67353/
Visier67305/
Bessir67265/
Bisser67218/
Béchir67126/
Besire67104/
Beitscher6792/
Bisere6783/
Baiser6779/
Bitser6757/
Byshyr6737/
Beshyr6728/
Bisger6722/
Bysher6719/
Behsir6713/
Boissaire6713/
Bisert6711/
Vichir679/
Bioser678/
Vijsir675/
Biszer675/
Baysir674/
Beshirová674/
Beuschier674/
Wittshire673/
Boisierre673/
Whitshire673/
Baizir673/
Bichér673/
Biseur673/
Bhiser672/
Withshire672/
Waisir672/
Boysir672/
Vissir672/
Bicitr671/
Bisear671/
Bisetr671/
Bisherova671/
Besihr671/
Wisehr671/
Whitshirt671/
Besair671/
Wichir671/
Uisher671/
Woisir671/
Boisseire671/
Buysir671/
Bexhir671/
Bicire671/
Bißoir671/
Bahaissir671/
Visirr671/
Bizzir671/
Bescir671/
Bizair671/
Biscer670/
Besoir670/
Boitscher670/

Bishir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bishir in the Marathi language
िबशीरibasira75
िबिशरibisara25
Bishir in the Russian language
Биширbisir-

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Bishir Reference & Research

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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 Bishir
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