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
Hirah (Hindi: हिरह) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirah? popularity and diffusion
Hirah is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Hirah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Hirah reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 620,917th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 212 people.
The surname Hirah is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan Hirah is primarily found in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 26 percent are found and Sindh, where 14 percent are found. Beside Pakistan Hirah occurs in 5 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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