Ira Surname
Approximately 19,470 people bear this surname
Ira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 7,833 | 1:2,343 | 328 |
| Indonesia | 2,803 | 1:47,181 | 5,319 |
| Bangladesh | 2,163 | 1:73,674 | 3,528 |
| India | 2,050 | 1:374,178 | 20,096 |
| Philippines | 811 | 1:124,831 | 21,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 752 | 1:30,680 | 2,085 |
| United States | 617 | 1:587,454 | 47,985 |
| Papua New Guinea | 475 | 1:17,166 | 1,723 |
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Italy | 179 | 1:341,657 | 40,927 |
| Bolivia | 151 | 1:70,308 | 3,291 |
| Poland | 138 | 1:275,426 | 33,676 |
| Czechia | 133 | 1:79,951 | 13,399 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Turkey | 91 | 1:855,180 | 40,980 |
| Malaysia | 76 | 1:388,082 | 20,352 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Haiti | 71 | 1:150,478 | 6,401 |
| Mongolia | 52 | 1:54,332 | 4,427 |
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
| Japan | 42 | 1:3,043,912 | 33,173 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 1:918,662 | 9,049 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
The alternate forms: Irá (2) & Irã (1) are calculated separately.
Ira (212,853) may also be a first name.
Ira Demographics
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Ira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ira (Arabic: ايرا, Bengali: ইরা, Georgian: ირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﺭﺍ, Hindi: ईरा, Marathi: इरा, Oriya: ଇରା) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may occur as a variant: Irá or Irã. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ira? popularity and diffusion
Ira is the 27,611th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 374,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Ira live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,914th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 212,853 people.
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 frequent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 75 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso Ira is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Bangladesh, where 11 percent live.
Ira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ira last name increased 566 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Ira surname are 4.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.09% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ira in the Georgian language | ||
| ირა | ira | - |
| Ira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺇﺭﺍ | ara | - |
| Ira in the Bengali language | ||
| ইরা | ira | - |
| Ira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରା | ira | 92.75 |
| ଈରା | ira | 5.07 |
| ଇର | ira | 0.72 |
| Ira in the Marathi language | ||
| इरा | ira | 63.74 |
| ईरा | ira | 35.5 |
| Ira in the Hindi language | ||
| ईरा | ira | 45.95 |
| इरा | ira | 40.13 |
| ीरा | ira | 5.29 |
| इ्र | ira | 3.13 |
| इड़ा | ira | 0.54 |
| ईड़ा | ira | 0.43 |
| ईर | ira | 0.32 |
| एरा | era | 0.11 |
| Ira in the Arabic language | ||
| ايرا | ayra | - |
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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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