Dir Surname
Approximately 2,456 people bear this surname
Dir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 619 | 1:62,410 | 10,346 |
| Afghanistan | 438 | 1:73,409 | 2,177 |
| Pakistan | 394 | 1:453,411 | 8,119 |
| Malaysia | 362 | 1:81,476 | 5,740 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Serbia | 62 | 1:115,241 | 8,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Dir (1,391) may also be a first name.
Dir Demographics
Average Male Dir Height
174.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dir (Arabic: دير, Bengali: দীর, Hindi: दिर, Marathi: दीर, Oriya: ଦିର, Russian: Дир) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 174,635th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,967,242 people. The last name Dir occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Dir reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dir is also the 209,771st most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 1,391 people.
The surname is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 62,410. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 99 percent are found and Blida Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Algeria Dir exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhir | 86 | 23,483 | / |
| Dire | 86 | 11,845 | / |
| Dirr | 86 | 3,638 | / |
| Deir | 86 | 3,017 | / |
| Dier | 86 | 2,959 | / |
| Dair | 86 | 1,386 | / |
| Dior | 86 | 1,258 | / |
| Hdir | 86 | 137 | / |
| Duir | 86 | 109 | / |
| Doir | 86 | 61 | / |
| Dird | 86 | 21 | / |
| Dihr | 86 | 16 | / |
| Tdir | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dirp | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dirz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Disr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dirh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dirt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ditr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dijr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dheir | 75 | 3,662 | / |
| Daire | 75 | 3,174 | / |
| Diehr | 75 | 1,210 | / |
| Doire | 75 | 790 | / |
| Dhire | 75 | 599 | / |
| Dhair | 75 | 384 | / |
| Deire | 75 | 185 | / |
| Dhier | 75 | 123 | / |
| Duire | 75 | 93 | / |
| Deihr | 75 | 36 | / |
| Dirre | 75 | 32 | / |
| Dhirh | 75 | 28 | / |
| Daird | 75 | 18 | / |
| Daair | 75 | 17 | / |
| Ditrt | 75 | 17 | / |
| Dhoir | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dgair | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dhird | 75 | 5 | / |
| Diorh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dierz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dierr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Deirr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Di're | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ddier | 75 | 2 | / |
| Diorr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hdair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Doihr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daijr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhuir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dirrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tddir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhior | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ditrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Disre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dieyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dairr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Deird | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dairh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Der | 67 | 12,462 | / |
| Dér | 67 | 1,922 | / |
| Dre | 67 | 938 | / |
| Dyr | 67 | 230 | / |
| Dirová | 67 | 123 | / |
| D'Hoir | 67 | 102 | / |
| Dhaire | 67 | 76 | / |
| Dirova | 67 | 58 | / |
| Deirth | 67 | 29 | / |
| D'Hier | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dhirhe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dittrt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dai're | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dahair | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daheir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Djr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dýr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deireh | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Aire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhirth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dairre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duggir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Där | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deisre | 67 | 1 | / |
Dir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dir in the Bengali language | ||
| দীর | dira | - |
| Dir in the Marathi language | ||
| दीर | dira | - |
| Dir in the Hindi language | ||
| दिर | dira | 53.7 |
| दीर | dira | 40.74 |
| डीर् | dir | 1.85 |
| Dir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିର | dira | 50 |
| ଡିର | dira | 27.27 |
| ଦୀର | dira | 18.18 |
| ଡୀର | dira | 4.55 |
| Dir in the Russian language | ||
| Дир | dir | - |
| Dir in the Arabic language | ||
| دير | dyr | - |
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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 Dir
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