Kir Surname

40,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
India3,3681:227,75113,399
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Algeria4871:79,32612,544
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
Belgium1861:61,8109,947
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Poland741:513,63249,911
Greece641:173,12227,971
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Canada531:695,20056,020
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Romania331:608,42043,703
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Austria281:304,12334,120
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Northern Cyprus251:12,7603,292
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Czechia161:664,59262,292
England161:3,482,379114,324
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kir (8,462) may also be a first name.

Kir Last Name Facts

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

Kir (Bengali: কির, Hindi: कीर, Marathi: कीर, Oriya: କିର, Russian: Кир) is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,838th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 568,629 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kir live; 39 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 68,529th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 8,462 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Beside South Sudan Kir occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Sudan, where 17 percent are found.

Kir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kir last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kir last name are 7.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Kir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $62,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuir8631,600/
Khir8611,316/
Kier869,234/
Keir865,482/
Kire863,303/
Kair862,140/
Kirr86780/
Kior86435/
Kiær86372/
Koir86268/
Kirz86100/
Kihr8681/
Kirø8611/
Kkir866/
Kirh866/
Hkir863/
Gkir861/
Kcir861/
Khair75281,048/
Kheir7540,389/
Khier757,713/
Kaire757,574/
Khoir756,165/
Koire752,740/
Khire751,923/
Kaair751,922/
Keire75353/
Kuire75240/
Kaihr7590/
Kiehr7559/
Kirhe7543/
Kierz7540/
Khirh7531/
Kirre7514/
Kirhs7512/
Khijr7510/
Hkair7510/
Kchir7510/
Hkhir758/
Kierr752/
Kairh752/
Kirzh752/
Khirz752/
Keisr751/
Kaijr751/
Kirdt751/
Kisrt751/
Hkeir751/
Kairė751/
Kiorh751/
Kkire751/
Kkhir751/
Kkier751/
Ckair751/
Khirr751/
Khgir751/
Kirpp751/
Keihr750/
Keird750/
Keirz750/
Kitrd750/
Kairr750/
Khaire6746,965/
Ker6727,532/
Kır6724,789/
Kirova6718,408/
Kre672,400/
Kheire67368/
Kyr67341/
Cir67311/
Qir67213/
Kýr67132/
Kirová6787/
Kirowa6786/
Kahair6727/
Khairr6720/
Kohgir6717/
Khaair6715/
Koirth6713/
Kjr6713/
Khoire6712/
Kairre6710/
Kuhgir6710/
Kagior678/
Kahier677/
Kaithr676/
Kijhre675/
Khirre673/
Keeier672/
Kaheir672/
Khaird672/
Kaaire671/
Koihre671/
Kér671/
Khairp671/
Khairz671/
Kaaair671/
Koireh671/
Kittrr671/
Khairh671/
Khithr671/
Kehier670/

Kir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kir in the Bengali language
কিরkira-
Kir in the Hindi language
कीरkira91.84
किरkira5.53
किरनkirana2.11
कीर्kir0.13
Kir in the Marathi language
कीरkira91.25
कृkr6.25
कीर्kir1.25
Kir in the Oriya language
କିରkira70.59
କୀରkira17.65
କିେରାkiera11.76
Kir in the Russian language
Кирkir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kir
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