Gires Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Gires Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 550 | 1:120,769 | 18,270 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
The alternate forms: Gireś (1) are calculated separately.
Gires (4,470) may also be a first name.
Gires Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gires Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gires (Hindi: गिरेस, Oriya: ଗିେରସ, Russian: Гирес) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gireś. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gires? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gires is the 492,243rd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gires reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Gires is also the 102,986th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 4,470 people.
This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 120,769. In France Gires is most numerous in: Normandy, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Apart from France it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 4 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gires Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gires in the Hindi language | ||
| गिरेस | giresa | - |
| Gires in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିେରସ | gierasa | 66.67 |
| ଗୀେରସ | gierasa | 33.33 |
| Gires in the Russian language | ||
| Гирес | gires | - |
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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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