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 last name Jir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺮ, Hindi: जीर, Marathi: जीर, Oriya: ଜିର, Tibetan: ཇིར་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 271,034th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Jir live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jir is also the 228,808th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,199 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 257,475. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 90 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
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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