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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 most in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered as: Hîra. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 6,744^th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 86,892 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hira reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Hira is also the 1,390^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 697,370 people.

This surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 37,129 people, or 1 in 4,292. Not including Bangladesh Hira is found in 90 countries. It is also found in India, where 43 percent reside and Turkey, where 2 percent reside.

Hira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hira surname increased 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 50,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hira Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Hira surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.61% registered with the political 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.