Ghira Surname
Approximately 788 people bear this surname
Ghira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 351 | 1:57,202 | 7,006 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Ghiră (4) are calculated separately.
Ghira (765) may also be a first name.
Ghira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: घीरा, Marathi: घीऱा) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ghiră. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghira is the 435,773rd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname Ghira is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Ghira live; 46 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 296,849th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 765 people.
Ghira is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 57,202. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Mureș County, where 48 percent live, Dolj County, where 32 percent live and Timiș County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Romania this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 19 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.
Ghira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ghira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ghira last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghira in the Marathi language | ||
| घीऱा | ghira | - |
| Ghira in the Hindi language | ||
| घीरा | ghira | 88.89 |
| घिरा | ghira | 10.32 |
| घ्ीरा | ghira | 0.79 |
| Ghira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻴﺮﻩ | qyrh | 60 |
| ﻏﻴﺮﻩ | ghyrh | 20 |
| ﻗﺮﺍ | qra | 20 |
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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 Ghira
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