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

The last name Jira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: जीरा, Marathi: जीरा, Oriya: ଜିରା, Tibetan: ཇི་ར་) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Jíra or Jířa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jira.

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

It is the 52,079^th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 741,131 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jira live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jira is also the 13,103^rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 74,759 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,444 people, or 1 in 13,409. In Kenya Jira is most common in: Kilifi County, where 46 percent are found, Kwale County, where 36 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Jira is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 26 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Jira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jira surname grew 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jira Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Jira are 6.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.62% registered with 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.