Jir Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Jir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6881:257,47514,824
Iran3191:240,69818,401
India2271:3,379,14397,272
Taiwan1101:213,1341,828
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jir (1,199) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jire865,965/
Jisr861,587/
Jair861,002/
Djir86645/
Juir8653/
Jhir8631/
Jirh8630/
Jirr8629/
Jier8621/
Jeir8611/
Jirp864/
Jird862/
Hjir862/
Jitr862/
Jihr861/
Joir861/
Jjir861/
Jirt861/
Jijr861/
Ir8022,121/
Jr801,054/
Djire7557,451/
Joire75342/
Hjirt75240/
Jheir75219/
Jaire75210/
Djair75109/
Jaird7520/
Jhair7515/
Jzirh759/
Jirre759/
Hjair755/
Jaihr753/
Juire753/
Jairp752/
Jeire752/
Hjeir752/
Jierh751/
Shjir751/
Jgire751/
Zjitr751/
Djuir751/
Sir6756,454/
Air6728,402/
Gir6722,670/
Jer672,737/
Ire672,706/
Zir672,571/
Hir671,676/
Ior671,435/
Ier67693/
Irr67485/
Ajr67360/
Cir67311/
Irt67226/
Yir67143/
Uir67106/
Ird6778/
Jirova6765/
Eir6762/
Jirová6758/
Ihr6746/
Jhr6745/
Djuire6733/
Irp6729/
Isr6725/
Ojr6724/
Oir6724/
Irz6723/
Itr6722/
Hjr6715/
Jre6714/
Jrz6712/
Djaire679/
Irh678/
Ijr678/
Jirowa678/
Cjr677/
Jrr677/
Ejr677/
Žir677/
Jrh677/
Jjr676/
Jyr675/
Ujr675/
Jtr673/
Djirre673/
Áir672/
Irø671/
Djisre671/
Djoire671/
Zjr671/
Jaihre671/
Jithtr671/

Jir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﺮjyr-
Jir in the Tibetan language
ཇིར་jir-
Jir in the Marathi language
जीरjira-
Jir in the Oriya language
ଜିରjira81.3
ଜୀରjira13.01
ଯୀରyira4.07
Jir in the Hindi language
जीरjira65.52
जिरjira22.99
जीृjir9.2

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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
  • 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 Jir
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