Dira Surname

121,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0971:120,55512,153
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Philippines3661:276,60740,267
Botswana3471:6,3021,041
Papua New Guinea2921:27,9243,159
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
Congo1311:38,0853,611
Romania1051:191,21819,313
United States851:4,264,223227,504
India711:10,803,738202,948
France691:962,648108,938
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Moldova261:136,97614,869
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Greece171:651,75273,285
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nauru11:11,879452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Díra (3) & Dîră (40) are calculated separately.

Dira (7,191) may also be a first name.

Dira Last Name Facts

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

Dira (Bengali: দীরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭ, Hindi: दीरा, Marathi: दीरा, Oriya: ଡିରା, Russian: Дира) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Díra or Dîră. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,889th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,940,758 people. The last name Dira occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Dira live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dira is also the 76,259th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 7,191 people.

The surname Dira is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,097 people, or 1 in 120,555. In Indonesia Dira is mostly concentrated in: Bali, where 41 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent are found and East Java, where 9 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Dira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dira last name increased 8,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dira surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Dira earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning R 213,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning $27,849,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning $57,395 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Díra923/
Daira894,439/
Dhira891,934/
Dirga89910/
Dirat89662/
Diraa89645/
Deira89594/
Diera89471/
Diraz89452/
Diray89368/
Dirah89361/
Diora89333/
Dirai89320/
Diras89287/
Dirau89162/
Dirra89140/
Ditra89140/
Diroa8963/
Dirza8953/
Diraj8946/
Dirap8944/
Doira8927/
Disra8925/
Direa8914/
Duira898/
Dirad896/
Dirha894/
Dihra892/
Ddira892/
Diraà891/
Dirağ891/
Dirâa891/
Dîră8340/
Dhiraj808,305/
Doiray80617/
Ditrap80321/
Dhiray80242/
Dhirau80185/
Dhaira80151/
Hdaira80136/
Dirgai8092/
Diraja8091/
Dierra8089/
Dairah8083/
Dairay8063/
Diraya8060/
Deiray8056/
Dhoira8055/
Dhirai8047/
Dirgau8040/
Dhirat8038/
Deirza8034/
Doirat8033/
Dirach8030/
Ditrat8030/
Duirat8026/
Diroha8023/
Deiras8018/
Dirahu8017/
Diratz8016/
Diorra8014/
Dairai8011/
Dhirad8011/
Dhiras8010/
Diraih809/
Hdirga807/
Diraup806/
Dhirap806/
Deirra805/
Dirrah805/
Deitra804/
Duiray804/
Diradh804/
Dairra804/
Duirai804/
Dirats803/
Dhiraz803/
Dairat803/
Dieyra803/
Deirai803/
Dirras803/
Dhirah802/
Disrat802/
Diraaj802/
Deiraz802/
Dirajh801/
Dieraj801/
Disrad801/
Dittra801/
Dairea801/
Deihra801/
Diorga801/
Duitra801/
Diorai801/
Deirat801/
Ddirra801/
Dairaz801/
Dierau801/
Dierza801/
Dirahe801/
Dirgah801/
Dirgay801/
Dirhah801/
Dirhai801/
Dioraj801/
Dirrra801/
Dhuira801/
Daaira801/
Dheira801/
Dairaj801/
Dirahy801/
Disrai801/
Ditrai801/
Dihraj801/
Dierah800/
Dera7546,804/
Dura7529,149/
Diri7512,220/
Dire7511,845/
Diro758,380/
Dyra75604/
Diry75364/
Djra7523/
Diré758/
Dirê751/
Dirè751/
Dirò751/
Dhoiray731,081/
Doireau73236/
Dhairay73201/
Dhuiray7367/
Dheiray7320/
Dhiraja7315/
Dairaiy7313/
Dhairaj7311/
Direaux739/
Dirraha738/
Dairaya737/
Dhiraaj737/
Duggira734/
Dhairat734/
Dhirajh734/
Doiraya733/
Dhiraya733/
Dheirat732/
Diraaja732/
Gydirah732/
Dairaux732/
Dierrra731/
Dirgaya731/
Dhhiraj731/
Dhirahe731/
Dhirahu731/
Dhirapp731/
Deidtra731/
Deiraut731/
Daireau731/
Dhairas731/
Dihrast731/
Dhiraiy731/
Dirault731/
Dioraia731/
Dirraux731/
Dhairah731/
Dahaira731/
Daihraj731/
Dairach730/
Dirie6726,731/
Derra6721,992/
Dairo6719,764/
Deras6719,652/
Dires6711,654/
Durai6711,064/
Deraz677,586/
Dairi675,512/
Diori674,043/
Deara673,443/
Duray673,180/
Daire673,174/
Deura672,505/
Ditri672,256/
Derai671,848/
Deray671,650/
Deiro671,646/
Diero671,624/
Derat671,418/
Dhiro671,334/
Durau671,030/
Disri67898/
Diris67885/
Durra67841/
Dhera67825/
Dirzo67796/
Doire67790/
Dairy67734/
Dirou67720/
Dhura67672/
Daireaux67655/
Durah67614/
Dhire67599/
Detra67524/
Derah67506/
Dirot67491/
Dhiri67480/
Dioro67477/
Diryo67435/
Deyra67432/
Duhra67422/
Desra67357/
Deraj67332/
Direy67325/
Deiri67285/
Dyrga67280/
Diroy67280/
Diore67278/
Diery67247/
Derga67247/
Dhirj67246/
Deera67216/
Deraa67212/
Dehra67195/
Ditro67193/
Dirit67187/
Deire67185/
Diere67167/
Direr67163/
Direz67162/
Duera67150/
Dyras67136/
Dirgo67132/
Derea67130/
Derza67120/
Disro67113/
Diriç67107/
Duraa67106/
Dirgi67106/
Duire6793/
Ditre6792/
Deroa6786/
Dirry6780/
Deiró6778/
Diriğ6777/
Dirro6776/
Diroh6770/
Derau6760/
Duura6760/
Diruy6758/
Dirri6749/
Durea6747/
Diroz6746/
Dirio6738/
Dhiry6738/
Derap6737/
Deiry6735/
Doiro6734/
Derad6734/
Direh6733/
Ditrè6733/
Dirre6732/
Dirge6729/
Dayra6728/
Diory6728/
Dyrza6727/
Dheiratt6725/
Dyora6725/
Doiri6725/
Dirih6725/
Hdyra6725/
Dieri6723/
Diros6722/
Direi6722/
Durha6721/
Dirop6720/
Diriy6717/
Dirje6717/
Diriz6717/
Gyira6716/
Déray6715/
Diret6713/
Djrah6713/
Duraň6713/
Dgiri6711/
Direş6711/
Dioré6710/
Duiro6710/
Ddiro679/
Doyra678/
Dirui677/
Diree677/
Hdera676/
Diroj675/
Diroo675/
Derța675/
Ditry675/
Direp675/
Dirod674/
Dytra674/
Dirid674/
Djray673/
Dajra673/
Derha673/
Duiri673/
Doiry673/
Dyrra673/
Djrad673/
Dhairatt672/
Duggiraj672/
Dhirgaja672/
Direu672/
Ddura672/
Dyraś672/
Di're672/
Duraá672/
Diruo672/
Dhairaya671/
Dhyra671/
Dojra671/
Diruj671/
Disre671/
Dittrach671/
Dhaitrai671/
Ddera671/
Ddiri671/
Duyra671/
Dyraj671/
Déras671/
Dieró671/
Hdiri671/
Djroa671/
Djhra671/
Dairé671/
Dyrat671/
Déiré671/
Deraś671/
Dieré671/
Direj671/
Diriš671/
Diroi671/
Dirró671/
Dirze671/
Dirão671/
Dirzi671/
Dirzy671/
Dhairajh671/
Djrai671/
Dyrai671/
Deihrash671/
Hdura671/
Deitrach670/
Deireaux670/

Dira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺭjar-
Dira in the Bengali language
দীরাdira-
Dira in the Hindi language
दीराdira61.9
दिराdira23.81
डीराdira9.52
धीराdhira4.76
Dira in the Marathi language
दीराdira40
डीराdira40
दीरdira20
Dira in the Oriya language
ଡିରାdira33.33
ଦିରାdira22.22
ଦୀରାdira16.67
ଧୀରdhira11.11
ଦୀରdira5.56
ଡ଼ିରାrira5.56
ଦିରdira5.56
Dira in the Russian language
Дираdira-

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