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

The surname Ira (Arabic: ايرا, Bengali: ইরা, Georgian: ირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﺭﺍ, Hindi: ईरा, Marathi: इरा, Oriya: ଇରା) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also appear as a variant: Irá or Irã. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 27,611^th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 374,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Ira are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,914^th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 212,853 people.

The surname Ira is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 7,833 people, or 1 in 2,343. In Burkina Faso Ira is most prevalent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 75 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 11 percent reside.

Ira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ira last name expanded 566 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ira surname are 4.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ira earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.73% more than the national average, earning R 526,908 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $45,857 CAD per year.