Chiir Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chiir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chiir (21) may also be a first name.
Chiir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiir is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiir is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Chiir live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiir is also the 2,368,944th most common first name globally, held by 21 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihir | 91 | 22 | / |
| Chiior | 91 | 7 | / |
| Chiirr | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hiir | 89 | 98 | / |
| Ciir | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chihire | 83 | 49 | / |
| Choijir | 83 | 19 | / |
| Schieir | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chihior | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hiire | 80 | 1,805 | / |
| Chier | 80 | 382 | / |
| Hijir | 80 | 330 | / |
| Shiir | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ciire | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cihir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cehir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hihir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chyir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chaijitr | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chiirova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chijeire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schier | 73 | 8,652 | / |
| Tchier | 73 | 955 | / |
| Shijir | 73 | 309 | / |
| Chehir | 73 | 58 | / |
| Shiire | 73 | 54 | / |
| Cahyir | 73 | 51 | / |
| Chiert | 73 | 44 | / |
| Khijir | 73 | 36 | / |
| Chiere | 73 | 15 | / |
| Haijir | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chijer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shihir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shiior | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chiher | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chiyor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Czyhir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khieir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heiier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hijair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jhijir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cihire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chierz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiir | 67 | 47,847 | / |
| Hier | 67 | 2,044 | / |
| Jiir | 67 | 728 | / |
| Shihire | 67 | 377 | / |
| Chijere | 67 | 262 | / |
| Schiere | 67 | 224 | / |
| Couhier | 67 | 115 | / |
| Siir | 67 | 71 | / |
| Giir | 67 | 30 | / |
| Şiir | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ziir | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chehire | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schierp | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hiér | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sheijir | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schiher | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schøier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schieer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaijir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiheur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hjir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haigier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiohir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cyir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xiir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaaiir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khijhir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chieher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schijer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shihirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cièr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahijir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schehir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schioer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiert | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Chiir
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