Chira Surname
Approximately 21,018 people bear this surname
Chira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 8,327 | 1:2,411 | 324 |
| Peru | 4,219 | 1:7,534 | 1,138 |
| India | 2,613 | 1:293,557 | 16,590 |
| Kenya | 1,135 | 1:40,687 | 4,266 |
| Iran | 708 | 1:108,450 | 10,419 |
| Thailand | 637 | 1:110,892 | 16,255 |
| Moldova | 572 | 1:6,226 | 969 |
| Venezuela | 565 | 1:53,459 | 2,585 |
| Greece | 424 | 1:26,132 | 3,930 |
| Spain | 339 | 1:137,912 | 10,392 |
| United States | 322 | 1:1,125,649 | 81,111 |
| Nigeria | 234 | 1:757,020 | 34,256 |
| Bolivia | 153 | 1:69,388 | 3,234 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Cyprus | 56 | 1:15,801 | 1,787 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Afghanistan | 28 | 1:1,148,328 | 10,363 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Algeria | 25 | 1:1,545,262 | 43,087 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Chira (16,384) may also be a first name.
Chira Demographics
Average Chira Salary in
United States
$44,655 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chira (Arabic: تشيرا, Bengali: চির, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺮﻩ, Hindi: चिरा, Marathi: चीरा, Oriya: ଚିରା, Russian: Чира) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,639th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 346,729 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Chira live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in Romanian Europe. Chira is also the 43,683rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 16,384 people.
The surname Chira is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 8,327 people, or 1 in 2,411. In Romania it is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 22 percent live, Maramureș County, where 12 percent live and Alba County, where 8 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 20 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Chira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chira has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 16,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Chira are 20.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chira earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,446 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning R 141,996 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.15% less than the national average, earning $16,538,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,394 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chira in the Marathi language | ||
| चीरा | cira | 80 |
| चीराामु | ciraamu | 20 |
| Chira in the Bengali language | ||
| চির | cira | 76.92 |
| চীর | cira | 7.69 |
| চির্কুমার | cirkumara | 7.69 |
| চিরা | cira | 7.69 |
| Chira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺮﻩ | shrh | 66.67 |
| ﺷﻴﺮﺍ | shyra | 33.33 |
| Chira in the Hindi language | ||
| चिरा | cira | 62.07 |
| चीरा | cira | 31.03 |
| चिराग | ciraga | 3.45 |
| छिर | chira | 3.45 |
| Chira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିରା | cira | 45 |
| ଚିର | cira | 30 |
| ଚିରର | cirara | 20 |
| ଚୀର | cira | 5 |
| Chira in the Russian language | ||
| Чира | cira | - |
| Chira in the Arabic language | ||
| تشيرا | tshyra | - |
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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 Chira
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