Hirah Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Hirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Hirah (212) may also be a first name.
Hirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hirah (Hindi: हिरह) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,061,309th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Hirah is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Hirah are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 620,917th most common first name globally, held by 212 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 26 percent are found and Sindh, where 14 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hirah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hirah in the Hindi language | ||
| हिरह | hiraha | 66.67 |
| हीरह | hiraha | 33.33 |
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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 Hirah
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