Ijir Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1821:149,8679,520
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Ijir (222) may also be a first name.

Ijir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ijir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ijir (Hindi: इजीर) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijir? popularity and diffusion

Ijir is the 309,145th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ijir live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 605,116th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 222 people.

Ijir is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 149,867. In Nigeria Ijir is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ijir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hijir89330/
Ijire8987/
Jijir897/
Aijir891/
Yijir891/
Ijier891/
Iir86220/
Ijr868/
Hidjir8035/
Haijir8010/
Hijjir808/
Jijire805/
Ijiere803/
Ijgire802/
Hijair802/
Oijair801/
Ihjier801/
Idjair801/
Ijaire801/
Ajir752,930/
Ujir752,746/
Isir752,006/
Jair751,002/
Ijar75982/
Jiir75728/
Igir75496/
Iior75330/
Ijor75293/
Ojir75212/
Ijer75116/
Hiir7598/
Aiir7571/
Ihir7563/
Juir7553/
Jior7533/
Jhir7531/
Giir7530/
Izir7526/
Iire7526/
Ejir7522/
Jier7521/
Icir7511/
Jeir7511/
Hijr755/
Ioir753/
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Yiir752/
Joir751/
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Jcir751/
Jgir751/
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Jyir751/
Jsir751/
Icjr751/
Ijjr751/
Ijrr751/
Ijyr751/
Iirr751/
Iirz751/
Iitr751/
Iiar751/
Ahijeir731/
Hajir6728,663/
Hijar672,826/
Ijere672,771/
Hiire671,805/
Idjer671,330/
Gajir67738/
Gizir67612/
Ichir67589/
Igier67580/
Joire67342/
Hizir67309/
Ijzer67292/
Eijer67260/
Ajhir67256/
Jicir67253/
Hjirt67240/
Jheir67219/
Jaire67210/
Isire67203/
Gejir67164/
Ahjir67138/
Izier67114/
Aisir6798/
Ujjir6768/
Isoir6767/
Jiger6758/
Hisir6758/
Ojior6757/
Ojier6757/
Hejir6743/
Ihire6742/
Gijar6735/
Ujhir6724/
Isier6724/
Gujir6723/
Igire6722/
Ujier6721/
Ujior6721/
Jaird6720/
Izair6719/
Izhir6719/
Jhair6715/
Gojir6714/
Aizir6714/
Ajier6714/
Ji'er6714/
Jihir6713/
Jiire6713/
Yiire6713/
Hijer6712/
Jhire6712/
Haiir6711/
Higir6711/
Ijoor6710/
Gaiir6710/
Izzir6710/
Jiser679/
Ihier679/
Jzirh679/
Gihir678/
Aajir678/
Ajior678/
Jieer677/
Işgir677/
Jigir676/
Isair676/
Aigir676/
Jizer675/
Ejior675/
Ojirh675/
Ajird675/
Hjair675/
Hujir674/
Hicir673/
Ihsir673/
Juire673/
Izeir673/
Eijre673/
Oiire673/
Izire673/
Ujgir672/
Ejhir672/
Ijjar672/
Jiher672/
Jairp672/
Ejoir672/
Jeire672/
Jhgir672/
Hjeir672/
Jiere672/
Hihir671/
Jgire671/
Ajjir671/
Yihir671/
Gijer671/
Jizir671/
Ijerh671/
Ijyar671/
Jiyor671/
Iojor671/
Jierh671/
Izuir671/
Izgir671/
Ihhir671/
Jjire671/
Oojir671/
Oujir671/
Yizir671/
Ijeur671/
Oijer671/
Oijrz671/
Yisir671/
Huiir671/
Idzir671/
Ieyjr671/
Itcir671/
Ikhir671/
Iirdh671/
Hijor671/
Iseir670/

Ijir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ijir in the Hindi language
इजीरijira-

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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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  • 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 Ijir
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