Jiire Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Jiire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Jiire (40) may also be a first name.

Jiire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jiire is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiire? popularity and diffusion

Jiire is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jiire are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 40 people.

The last name Jiire is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 71 percent are found and Oyo, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Jiire exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jijire915/
Jiir89728/
Iire8926/
Hiire801,805/
Giire801,172/
Joire80342/
Jaire80210/
Ijire8087/
Ihire8042/
Siire8039/
Ieire8022/
Jihir8013/
Jiiri8013/
Yiire8013/
Jhire8012/
Jijir807/
Ziire804/
Juire803/
Jiira803/
Ciire803/
Iiret803/
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Jeire802/
Jiere802/
Jgire801/
Iiree801/
Jjire801/
Iir75220/
Joiret73442/
Ajiere73284/
Dziire73116/
Ojiere7398/
Zihire7398/
Jihiri7394/
Sihire7386/
Ihiere7385/
Jiorge7346/
Jaires7313/
Jairie7311/
Ejiere7310/
Hiirey737/
Gihire736/
Ujgire735/
Djiere735/
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Jihira734/
Jairee734/
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Jairey732/
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Juirez731/
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Jiirii731/
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Joirer731/
Joirie731/
Ioiore731/
Iiresh731/
Giijre731/
Ajgire731/
Ajhire731/
Cjiere731/
Jaihre731/
Hiireh731/
Yiitre731/
Gioire731/
Djihir731/
Cihire731/
Ihirhe731/
Jijiri731/
Jaitre731/
Jeires731/
Giireh731/
Ijaire731/
Joiree730/
Jierre730/
Jere67122,629/
Ijir671,220/
Jair671,002/
Iiri67350/
Iior67330/
Hiir6798/
Jére6780/
Siir6771/
Ihir6763/
Juir6753/
Chihire6749/
Jairett6740/
Iere6733/
Jior6733/
Jhir6731/
Iira6731/
Giir6730/
Jaisree6729/
Iyre6722/
Jier6721/
Ziir6715/
Jeir6711/
Jijiray679/
Ioir673/
Jijirii672/
Hjir672/
Ajiereh672/
Ciir672/
Hiireey672/
Yiir672/
Chieire671/
Jaitree671/
Joir671/
Jiyorge671/
Jjir671/
Aajhire671/
Jaiyere671/
Ieir671/
Iihr671/
Iird671/
Järe671/
Zihaire671/
Zihoire671/
Zajjire671/
Sihaire671/
Djijiri671/
Iisr671/
Hihiret671/
Jijhere671/
Yjre671/
Cjir671/
Jgir671/
Jijr671/
Jyir671/
Iirr671/
Iirz671/
Iitr671/

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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 Jiire
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