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Where Does The Last Name Hira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hira (Bengali: হীরা, Hindi: हीरा, Marathi: हीरा, Oriya: ହୀରା, Tibetan: ཧི་ར་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Hîra. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 6,744^th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 86,892 people. Hira is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hira live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,390^th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 697,370 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 37,129 people, or 1 in 4,292. Excluding Bangladesh it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent reside and Turkey, where 2 percent reside.

Hira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hira has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 50,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hira Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Hira surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hira earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning R 289,104 per year; in United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning $65,852 CAD per year.