Lir Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Singapore

Lir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Israel101:855,76354,181
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Lír (26) are calculated separately.

Lir (355) may also be a first name.

Lir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lir (Hindi: लीर, Oriya: ଲିର) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lír. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lir is the 968,490th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 32 percent of Lir are found; 26 percent are found in Western Europe and 25 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lir is also the 462,374th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 355 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent live, Bavaria, where 27 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Lir occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Singapore, where 11 percent live.

Lir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lir surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Lir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.8% more than the national average, earning $73,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lír8926/
Lair8612,331/
Lier866,834/
Lire862,119/
Loir861,831/
Lior86938/
Lird86289/
Leir86214/
Lihr8651/
Litr8639/
Luir8611/
Lirt869/
Lisr866/
Lgir863/
Láir861/
Lirz861/
Hlir861/
Laird7542,737/
Liehr753,122/
Loire752,403/
Lhoir751,481/
Glier75997/
Laire75610/
Leire75478/
Lierz75410/
Leird7595/
Loirr7522/
Leihr7515/
Laihr7514/
Lhair759/
Lirød757/
Hlier755/
Lierr755/
Loird754/
Leirt752/
L'Air752/
Leitr752/
Lirre752/
Lairp752/
Leirr751/
Lirhe751/
Luihr751/
L'Hir751/
Lairr751/
Lairh751/
Luird751/
Hlire751/
Leisr751/
Leirz751/
Lhire751/
Lheir751/
Llier751/
Loirt751/
Luire751/
Lairt750/
Laair750/
Liorh750/
Ler673,129/
Lirova67501/
L'Hoir67432/
Lahair67202/
Lahier6782/
Lhuire6759/
Lyr6730/
Lýr6720/
Ljr674/
Gliler674/
Llaire673/
Lehier673/
Lairre673/
L'Hair672/
Laisre672/
Lér672/
Hlaire672/
Lairth671/
Hlaisr671/
L'Aair671/
Lhaire671/
Leirth671/
Laheir671/
Laihrd671/
Lirowa671/
Hlihrt671/
Lirová671/
Laaird671/
L'Hier671/
Lairrd670/
Lloire670/
Hlairt670/
Gliehr670/

Lir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lir in the Hindi language
लीरlira-
Lir in the Oriya language
ଲିରlira-

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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 Lir
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