Byr Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Byr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Byr (73) may also be a first name.

Byr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byr (Russian: Быр) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Byr is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Byr is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Byr are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Byr is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 73 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,197,966. In Ukraine Byr is mostly found in: Odessa Oblast, where 39 percent live, Cherkasy Oblast, where 24 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Byr Last Name Statistics demography

Byr earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byrd86123,512/
Bayr86723/
Byre86482/
Byrt86473/
Beyr8660/
Boyr867/
Byor865/
Byhr864/
Byrø864/
Bhyr864/
Bytr862/
Bysr861/
Byrp861/
Byrr860/
Bayre75337/
Buhyr75267/
Byhre75155/
Bayrd75137/
Byrth7586/
Boyre7580/
Bhoyr7560/
Beyre7521/
Byhrø7520/
Boyrd7518/
Beyrr7511/
Bhayr7510/
Byrzh757/
Bayrz756/
Buyrd755/
Buyre755/
Bayır755/
Beyrt754/
Byrtt753/
Bhyrd753/
Behyr753/
Byrdt752/
Byrre752/
Byrdd752/
Bhyre752/
Byrrt751/
Byråd751/
Boysr751/
Bhyrh751/
Bayhr750/
Beysr750/
Beyrd750/
Bir6755,962/
Bär6723,328/
Ber6717,825/
Bhoyre67304/
Byrova67130/
Bér6789/
Baysre6758/
Bouyre6754/
Vyr6732/
Bjr6726/
Byrová6710/
Bîr675/
Bhayre674/
Wyr673/
Bèr671/
Bahayr671/
Bhuyhr671/

Byr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Byr in the Russian language
Бырbyr-

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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 Byr
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