Hiir Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Hiir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hiir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiir is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Hiir are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Hiir is most prevalent in Estonia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 28,735. Without taking into account Estonia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Hiir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hiir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiir surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiir Last Name Statistics demography

Hiir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiire891,805/
Hijir89330/
Chiir897/
Hihir891/
Iir86220/
Khijir8036/
Chihir8022/
Haijir8010/
Hijjir808/
Chiior807/
Heiier802/
Chiirr802/
Hijair802/
Jhijir801/
Hier752,044/
Ijir751,220/
Jiir75728/
Iior75330/
Ihir7563/
Jhir7531/
Giir7530/
Iire7526/
Uhir7514/
Hiér7513/
Ehir7511/
Ioir753/
Hjir752/
Yiir752/
Yhir751/
Iirr751/
Iirz751/
Ieir751/
Iitr751/
Iihr751/
Iird751/
Iisr751/
Chihire7349/
Choijir7319/
Chihior734/
Khiohir731/
Ahijeir731/
Haigier731/
Khijhir731/
Khier677,713/
Hehir673,746/
Chier67382/
Høier67331/
Ajhir67256/
Hjirt67240/
Jheir67219/
Hiert67124/
Hierz67115/
Ijire6787/
Hiere6745/
Ihire6742/
Heair6728/
Ujhir6724/
Jhair6715/
Ehior6714/
Jiire6713/
Jihir6713/
Yiire6713/
Jhire6712/
Hijer6712/
Hière6710/
Ihier679/
Gihir678/
Jijir677/
Hjair675/
Ehier675/
Chaijitr674/
Hierr673/
Hiher673/
Hjeir672/
Chiirova672/
Ejhir672/
Jhgir672/
Hæier672/
Chijeire671/
Jhier671/
Aijir671/
Yihir671/
Hégir671/
Ijier671/
Ihhir671/
Khyir671/
Yheir671/
Yhair671/
Iirdh671/
Hyier670/
Heoir670/
Chyir670/
Hierd670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hiir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis