View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Hira (Bengali: হীরা, Hindi: हीरा, Marathi: हीरा, Oriya: ହୀରା, Tibetan: ཧི་ར་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hîra. For other possible spellings of Hira click here.

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

The surname Hira is the 6,744^th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,892 people. The surname Hira occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hira live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hira is also the 1,390^th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 697,370 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 37,129 people, or 1 in 4,292. Outside of Bangladesh it exists 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 number of people who held the Hira surname expanded 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 50,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hira Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Hira are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered with 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.