Kire Surname
Approximately 3,303 people bear this surname
Kire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 1,097 | 1:15,469 | 651 |
| India | 558 | 1:1,374,669 | 53,103 |
| Indonesia | 396 | 1:333,963 | 29,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 273 | 1:29,867 | 3,418 |
| Ivory Coast | 251 | 1:91,917 | 4,831 |
| Nigeria | 157 | 1:1,128,298 | 46,367 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Benin | 109 | 1:94,822 | 10,901 |
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Kiré (1) are calculated separately.
Kire (2,143) may also be a first name.
Kire Demographics
Average Kire Salary in
United States
$38,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺮﻯ, Hindi: कीरे, Marathi: कीरे, Oriya: କିେରା, Russian: Кирэ) is more commonly found in Mali than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Kiré. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 135,976th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,206,341 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kire are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 162,153rd most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 2,143 people.
The surname Kire is most prevalent in Mali, where it is held by 1,097 people, or 1 in 15,469. Without taking into account Mali Kire exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Kire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kire surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kire Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning 342,024 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kire in the Hindi language | ||
| कीरे | kire | - |
| Kire in the Marathi language | ||
| कीरे | kire | - |
| Kire in the Oriya language | ||
| କିେରା | kiera | 71.43 |
| କିେର | kiera | 28.57 |
| Kire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺮﻯ | kyry | 50 |
| ﺧﻴﺮﻩ | khyrh | 50 |
| Kire in the Russian language | ||
| Кирэ | kire | - |
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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
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- 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 Kire
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