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Where Does The Last Name Dire Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dire (Hindi: दीरे, Marathi: दीरे, Oriya: ଦିେର) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Diré, Dirê or Dirè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dire? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Dire is the 43,873^rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 615,242 people. Dire occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Dire are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,607^th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 4,571 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 5,043 people, or 1 in 10,743. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 54 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and Free State, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Dire Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dire Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dire are 8.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dire earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.41% less than the national average, earning R 146,364 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,935 CAD per year.