Hir Surname

239,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Hir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3341:530,36826,081
India3051:2,514,96880,166
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Hungary1241:79,1647,974
Israel1211:70,7248,722
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Turkey901:864,68241,266
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
England311:1,797,35772,927
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France231:2,887,944200,772
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Hír (78) are calculated separately.

Hir (24,311) may also be a first name.

Hir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hir (Bengali: হির, Hindi: हीर, Marathi: हीर, Oriya: ହିର) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Hír. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hir? popularity and diffusion

Hir is the 239,054th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,348,178 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Hir reside; 23 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hir is also the 32,708th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 24,311 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 530,368. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Abia, where 1 percent live and Ogun, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Hir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hir last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hir earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $50,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $41,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hír8978/
Hire8632,641/
Hair8620,647/
Hirt8620,111/
Khir8611,316/
Hird867,749/
Hier862,044/
Chir861,639/
Heir86952/
Hirz86950/
Hoir86904/
Hirr8695/
Huir8616/
Hirh868/
Hijr865/
Hjir862/
Hirp861/
Háir861/
Hisr861/
Ir8022,121/
Khair75281,048/
Kheir7540,389/
Haire7510,047/
Chire759,034/
Khoir756,165/
Chair755,304/
Choir752,836/
Khire751,923/
Chior75777/
Hairr75722/
Hirre75600/
Chier75382/
Heird75370/
Høier75331/
Hierz75115/
Hirtt75101/
Chhir7590/
Hirdt7580/
Haird7573/
Ahair7573/
Chitr7555/
Cheir7553/
Heire7540/
Hoire7537/
Khirh7531/
Chirr7517/
Heirt7513/
Chirp7512/
Chirt7511/
Khijr7510/
Hairt759/
Chgir759/
Hkhir758/
Huire757/
Aheir756/
Hirrz755/
Ehier755/
Hjair755/
Hiršs754/
Hierr753/
Hæier752/
Chirh752/
Hjeir752/
Haair752/
Chird752/
Huird751/
Heihr751/
Huirt751/
Huirz751/
Hoirt751/
Hégir751/
Hijre751/
Hirțe751/
Hirtd751/
Chuir751/
Chisr751/
Khirr751/
Khgir751/
Hoird750/
Heirz750/
Hirrt750/
Hirrd750/
Hisre750/
Heirr750/
Khaire6746,965/
Air6728,402/
Gir6722,670/
Ire672,706/
Her672,036/
Chaire671,512/
Jir671,438/
Ior671,435/
Chirre671,039/
Gahair67720/
Ier67693/
Ehr67645/
Chaair67586/
Irr67485/
Yhr67483/
Kheire67368/
Irt67226/
O'Heir67164/
Yir67143/
Uir67106/
D'Hoir67102/
Ird6778/
Eir6762/
Ihr6746/
Jhr6745/
Hyr6737/
Irp6729/
Isr6725/
D'Hier6725/
Oir6724/
Irz6723/
Itr6722/
Här6722/
Khairr6720/
Khaair6715/
Hjr6715/
Khoire6712/
Chaird6710/
Hirowa679/
Irh678/
Ijr678/
Chaisr678/
Haggir675/
Chairz675/
Choire674/
Ahijre674/
Chhair674/
Chithr673/
Khirre673/
Ahairt673/
Hooier672/
Aheire672/
Cheire672/
Chuire672/
Áir672/
Cheirt672/
Chittr671/
Huirre671/
Hirhch671/
Hairre671/
Chirhe671/
Hoireh671/
Irø671/
Chierz671/
Gaheir671/
Ahaair671/
Chairt671/
Hahair671/
Hairhz671/
Khairh671/
Huggir670/
Hehier670/
Huirtt670/

Hir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hir in the Marathi language
हीरhira-
Hir in the Hindi language
हीरhira77.95
हिरhira21.85
Hir in the Oriya language
ହିରhira76.71
ହୀରhira17.81
ହୀରାhira4.11
Hir in the Bengali language
হিরhira66.67
হীরhira33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hir
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