Fir Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1901:105,67311,937
Russia1831:787,55864,939
Poland1821:208,83927,573
Afghanistan1311:245,4444,220
Slovenia1191:20,9054,664
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Serbia731:97,8767,906
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France21:33,211,361423,184
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Fir (2,387) may also be a first name.

Fir Last Name Facts

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

Fir (Bengali: ফির, Hindi: फिर, Oriya: ଫିର୍, Russian: Фир) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 281,955th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. The surname Fir is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Fir reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 14 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 151,946th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 2,387 people.

This last name is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 105,673. In Romania it is most frequent in: Argeș County, where 41 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 36 percent are found and Olt County, where 21 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.

Fir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fir last name expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Maronite (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fir last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Fir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fair8630,385/
Fire8612,132/
Fior865,723/
Fier861,521/
Feir86461/
Fihr86326/
Fird86123/
Fitr8679/
Firt8666/
Firr8650/
Fuir8632/
Pfir8615/
Firh866/
Firz865/
Fhir864/
Foir863/
Fisr862/
Firp861/
Fijr861/
Fgir861/
Fierz75712/
Faire75670/
Faird75248/
Foire75187/
Firre75127/
Feire7562/
Firhs7529/
Fuire7524/
Fiehr759/
Fiære759/
Fhair757/
Pfier757/
Feirt753/
Fairr752/
Firhe752/
Firrp752/
Feitr752/
Fisrt752/
Firht752/
Faair751/
Faihr751/
Fgair751/
Fitrr751/
Fittr751/
Firrd751/
Fairz751/
Ffeir751/
Pfeir751/
Firdt751/
Firph751/
Fisre751/
Foird751/
Fuirz751/
Faitr751/
Fairp751/
Fierr751/
Firtt750/
Feihr750/
Fairt750/
Fieyr750/
Fairh750/
Pfair750/
Vir6770,673/
Fer6713,283/
Fre671,287/
Firova67254/
Fyr67153/
Fér6796/
Fjr674/
Fairre673/
Faisre673/
Fohier672/
Firowa671/
Ffeire671/
Fêr671/
Faheir671/
Faaire671/
Pffier670/
Ffirth670/
Feirth670/
Fairhe670/

Fir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fir in the Bengali language
ফিরphira-
Fir in the Hindi language
फिरphira92.86
फीरphira5.49
Fir in the Oriya language
ଫିର୍phir60
ଫିରphira40
Fir in the Russian language
Фирfir-

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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 Fir
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