de Lira Surname

10,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Lira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Lira Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil40,7881:5,248390
Mexico10,3151:12,0341,139
Philippines2571:393,92350,777
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Venezuela741:408,1638,379
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
England51:11,143,612252,590
Curaçao41:39,312638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
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The alternate forms: de Líra (1) are calculated separately.

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de Lira Demographics

Average Male de Lira Height

173.23 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 39 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Lira Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Lira is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: de Líra. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Lira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,851st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,814 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Lira live; 79 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Luso-South America.

de Lira is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 40,788 people, or 1 in 5,248. In Brazil de Lira is mostly found in: Pernambuco, where 38 percent are found, São Paulo, where 19 percent are found and Paraíba, where 7 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

de Lira Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Lira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 201.73% more than the national average, earning R 717,036 per year and in United States they earn 32.33% more than the national average, earning $57,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Líra951/
de Liras9339/
de Leira9314/
de Laira931/
de Luira931/
de Leiras8829/
de Loiray884/
de Lierra881/
de Lyra861,390/
de Lera86679/
de Liro86130/
da Lira8664/
di Lira869/
de Lura863/
de Liri862/
De-Lira861/
de Lirio80437/
de Laire8092/
de Llera8064/
de Luera8046/
de Loire804/
de Liori804/
de Letra802/
de Lyrea801/
de Lerga801/
de Leras801/
di Loira801/
de Luiro801/
de Leiros75107/
de Laitre75100/
de Leiris7579/
de Letras7531/
de Lierre754/
de Lairre753/
de Leiroz753/
de Leyras751/
de Laires751/
de Lleras751/
de Lery7140/
de Lyro7117/
da Lyra717/
de Léry715/
de Leri714/
de Laittre714/
de Luro714/
di Lera711/
de Lyre711/
De-Lyra711/
de Lero711/
de Lere711/
de Lyrio67169/
de Layre6718/
de Leres679/
de Lhery676/
de Lyrot675/
de Leury675/
de Leris674/
de Leary674/
de Lerry672/
de Leros671/
de Lerio671/
de Letre671/
de Lurey670/
de Leroi670/
de Lerop670/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Lira
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