Gira Surname
Approximately 8,851 people bear this surname
Gira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,892 | 1:265,237 | 15,210 |
| Bolivia | 983 | 1:10,800 | 1,152 |
| Uganda | 943 | 1:41,399 | 5,235 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Nigeria | 400 | 1:442,857 | 22,710 |
| Argentina | 380 | 1:112,483 | 9,496 |
| Moldova | 374 | 1:9,522 | 1,610 |
| Malaysia | 322 | 1:91,597 | 6,360 |
| United States | 297 | 1:1,220,400 | 86,581 |
| Italy | 197 | 1:310,440 | 38,554 |
| Papua New Guinea | 180 | 1:45,298 | 5,598 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Nepal | 95 | 1:299,800 | 3,524 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Austria | 88 | 1:96,766 | 14,085 |
| Poland | 69 | 1:550,851 | 51,833 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Luxembourg | 65 | 1:8,931 | 1,424 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Turkey | 42 | 1:1,852,891 | 66,380 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 1:152,470 | 27,208 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Gîra (2) are calculated separately.
Gira (10,701) may also be a first name.
Gira Demographics
Gira Political Affiliation
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Gira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gira (Bengali: গিরা, Hindi: गीरा, Marathi: गीरा, Oriya: ଗିର, Russian: Гира) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gîra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,225th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 823,358 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Gira are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 58,571st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 10,701 people.
Gira is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 2,892 people, or 1 in 265,237. In India Gira is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 55 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 38 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Gira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gira has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,285 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gira surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Gira earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.56% more than the national average, earning $58,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,753 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gira in the Marathi language | ||
| गीरा | gira | - |
| Gira in the Bengali language | ||
| গিরা | gira | 75 |
| গীর | gira | 25 |
| Gira in the Hindi language | ||
| गीरा | gira | 61.31 |
| गिरा | gira | 31.55 |
| गीता | gita | 1.79 |
| जीरा | jira | 1.19 |
| गैड़ा | gaira | 0.6 |
| गिर्ा | gira | 0.6 |
| गेरा | gera | 0.6 |
| हीरा | hira | 0.6 |
| Gira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିର | gira | 37.5 |
| ଗିରା | gira | 31.25 |
| ଗୀର | gira | 12.5 |
| ଗୀରା | gira | 6.25 |
| ୀର | ira | 6.25 |
| ଜିରା | jira | 6.25 |
| Gira in the Russian language | ||
| Гира | gira | - |
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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 Gira
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