Jiré Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jiré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Jire (5,965) & Jirê (2) are calculated separately.

Jiré (11) may also be a first name.

Jiré Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jiré Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jiré occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Jire or Jirê. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jiré.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiré? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Jiré live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Jiré is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jire925,965/
Jirê922/
Djiré89928/
Jira759,833/
Jiri755,418/
Jiry7526/
Jirj758/
Ioré752/
Giré752/
Eiré752/
Ziré751/
Jeré751/
Djire6757,451/
Djiri672,537/
Jirra671,919/
Jairi67543/
Jirgi67516/
Jiray67349/
Joire67342/
Jisri67318/
Jireš67260/
Jireh67241/
Jaire67210/
Jirai67139/
Jirge67138/
Jitri6791/
Jirih6769/
Jairy6748/
Jiery6744/
Jieri6739/
Sciré6738/
Djiry6737/
Joiri6736/
Jeréz6730/
Jirip6730/
Jiris6728/
Jiraj6726/
Jiret6720/
Jirez6717/
Jires6717/
Hjiri6717/
Jirit6717/
Gieré6715/
Jjiri6715/
Jirri6714/
Jhire6712/
Jitre6712/
Jeiri6712/
Jiroi6711/
Jirui6710/
Jiriy6710/
Jirre679/
Jirei679/
Jiryo678/
Jirza678/
Jiriz677/
Jhiri677/
Jirie677/
Tjiri675/
Jeiry675/
Jirry674/
Jirid674/
Jairj674/
Jirii674/
Jiraa674/
Cirré673/
Jiroy673/
Juire673/
Jirio672/
Jihri672/
Jiroj672/
Jitry672/
Jiere672/
Jeire672/
Djirè672/
Jgire671/
Joiry671/
Jirey671/
Jiree671/
Juiri671/
Jisry671/
Sirré671/
Jziri671/
Jirer671/
Jjire671/
Jerés671/
Juiry670/

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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 Jiré
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