Jir Surname
Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname
Jir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 688 | 1:257,475 | 14,824 |
| Iran | 319 | 1:240,698 | 18,401 |
| India | 227 | 1:3,379,143 | 97,272 |
| Taiwan | 110 | 1:213,134 | 1,828 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Jir (1,199) may also be a first name.
Jir Demographics
Average Jir Salary in
United States
$60,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺮ, Hindi: जीर, Marathi: जीर, Oriya: ଜିର, Tibetan: ཇིར་) is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 271,034th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. The last name Jir is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Jir are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 228,808th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,199 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 257,475. In Nigeria Jir is most numerous in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Nasarawa, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 22 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Jir Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Jir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,269 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jire | 86 | 5,965 | / |
| Jisr | 86 | 1,587 | / |
| Jair | 86 | 1,002 | / |
| Djir | 86 | 645 | / |
| Juir | 86 | 53 | / |
| Jhir | 86 | 31 | / |
| Jirh | 86 | 30 | / |
| Jirr | 86 | 29 | / |
| Jier | 86 | 21 | / |
| Jeir | 86 | 11 | / |
| Jirp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jird | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hjir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jitr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jihr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Joir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jjir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jirt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jijr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ir | 80 | 22,121 | / |
| Jr | 80 | 1,054 | / |
| Djire | 75 | 57,451 | / |
| Joire | 75 | 342 | / |
| Hjirt | 75 | 240 | / |
| Jheir | 75 | 219 | / |
| Jaire | 75 | 210 | / |
| Djair | 75 | 109 | / |
| Jaird | 75 | 20 | / |
| Jhair | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jzirh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jirre | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hjair | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jaihr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Juire | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jairp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jeire | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hjeir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jierh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shjir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jgire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zjitr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djuir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sir | 67 | 56,454 | / |
| Air | 67 | 28,402 | / |
| Gir | 67 | 22,670 | / |
| Jer | 67 | 2,737 | / |
| Ire | 67 | 2,706 | / |
| Zir | 67 | 2,571 | / |
| Hir | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Ior | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Ier | 67 | 693 | / |
| Irr | 67 | 485 | / |
| Ajr | 67 | 360 | / |
| Cir | 67 | 311 | / |
| Irt | 67 | 226 | / |
| Yir | 67 | 143 | / |
| Uir | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ird | 67 | 78 | / |
| Jirova | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eir | 67 | 62 | / |
| Jirová | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ihr | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jhr | 67 | 45 | / |
| Djuire | 67 | 33 | / |
| Irp | 67 | 29 | / |
| Isr | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ojr | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oir | 67 | 24 | / |
| Irz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Itr | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hjr | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jre | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jrz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djaire | 67 | 9 | / |
| Irh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ijr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jirowa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cjr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jrr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ejr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Žir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jrh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jjr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jyr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ujr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jtr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djirre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Áir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djisre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jithtr | 67 | 1 | / |
Jir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﺮ | jyr | - |
| Jir in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇིར་ | jir | - |
| Jir in the Marathi language | ||
| जीर | jira | - |
| Jir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିର | jira | 81.3 |
| ଜୀର | jira | 13.01 |
| ଯୀର | yira | 4.07 |
| Jir in the Hindi language | ||
| जीर | jira | 65.52 |
| जिर | jira | 22.99 |
| जीृ | jir | 9.2 |
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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 Jir
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