Firfire Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Firfire Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'on tour again' or 'roaming again'.

There are several variants of this surname: Firfirey, Firfire, Firfiray, and Phirphire.

Firfire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7951:964,86241,162
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
England471:1,185,49155,443
United Arab Emirates441:208,23314,206
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Firfire Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'on tour again' or 'roaming again'.

There are several variants of this surname: Firfirey, Firfire, Firfiray, and Phirphire.

- irshad_firfirey

Firfire Last Name Facts

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

Firfire is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Firfire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 343,060th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. The last name Firfire is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Firfire reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 964,862. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 14 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firfirey93252/
Firrfire931/
Firfir9243/
Firfiri8650/
Firfiry861/
Firfiray8099/
Firfiris8069/
Firfirry801/
Firfer7751/
Furfure7124/
Ferfira718/
Furfere717/
Ferfiri715/
Fyrfiri714/
Ferfare712/
Feirfer711/
Firfery711/
Ferfere711/
Fyrfiris6728/
Ferfiris675/
Pfierfer673/
Fierffer672/
Ferrfira671/
Ferfoure671/
Pferfier671/
Pfeirfer671/
Pffirfer670/
Pfirffer670/

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