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Where Does The Last Name Jira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: जीरा, Marathi: जीरा, Oriya: ଜିରା, Tibetan: ཇི་ར་) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Jíra or Jířa. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Jira is the 52,079^th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 741,131 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jira reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,103^rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 74,759 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3,444 people, or 1 in 13,409. In Kenya Jira is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 46 percent live, Kwale County, where 36 percent live and Mombasa County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 26 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Jira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jira has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (79%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jira last name are 6.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jira earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning $42,558 CAD per year.