Lira Surname
Approximately 216,446 people bear this surname
Lira Surname Definition:
Galician name from parish of Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.
Lira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 89,911 | 1:2,381 | 227 |
| Mexico | 62,750 | 1:1,978 | 281 |
| United States | 12,696 | 1:28,549 | 3,545 |
| Venezuela | 11,519 | 1:2,622 | 422 |
| Nicaragua | 9,743 | 1:618 | 130 |
| Chile | 7,196 | 1:2,448 | 420 |
| Bangladesh | 4,326 | 1:36,837 | 2,239 |
| Philippines | 2,980 | 1:33,973 | 5,107 |
| Peru | 2,875 | 1:11,055 | 1,534 |
| Argentina | 1,521 | 1:28,102 | 2,354 |
| Indonesia | 1,407 | 1:93,994 | 9,811 |
| Bolivia | 1,377 | 1:7,710 | 939 |
| Honduras | 1,299 | 1:6,787 | 548 |
| Spain | 1,017 | 1:45,971 | 4,348 |
| Portugal | 953 | 1:10,932 | 923 |
| El Salvador | 659 | 1:9,627 | 677 |
| Guatemala | 615 | 1:26,151 | 1,769 |
| Russia | 354 | 1:407,127 | 39,199 |
| Italy | 294 | 1:208,016 | 29,664 |
| South Africa | 288 | 1:188,117 | 20,469 |
| Uganda | 225 | 1:173,508 | 14,645 |
| France | 221 | 1:300,555 | 45,904 |
| India | 216 | 1:3,551,229 | 100,445 |
| Uruguay | 196 | 1:17,509 | 1,977 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Costa Rica | 164 | 1:29,147 | 858 |
| Lesotho | 154 | 1:13,198 | 2,920 |
| Poland | 147 | 1:258,563 | 32,318 |
| Belarus | 116 | 1:81,906 | 13,006 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Kazakhstan | 92 | 1:192,201 | 18,055 |
| Haiti | 90 | 1:118,710 | 5,456 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Cuba | 43 | 1:267,970 | 5,087 |
| Ecuador | 32 | 1:497,058 | 10,858 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Albania | 13 | 1:224,158 | 14,039 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Líra (4), Lirá (1) & Liră (1) are calculated separately.
Lira (22,300) may also be a first name.
Lira Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Galician name from parish of Lira, in Salvatierra, division of Puenteareas.
Lira Demographics
Lira Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lira (Arabic: ليرا, Georgian: ლირა, Hindi: लीरा, Marathi: लीरा, Oriya: ଲିରା, Russian: Лира) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Líra, Lirá or Liră. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lira? popularity and diffusion
Lira is the 2,562nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,669 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lira are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 34,844th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 22,300 people.
The surname Lira is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 89,911 people, or 1 in 2,381. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 15 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 14 percent reside and Pará, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Lira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lira has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 115,418 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lira surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.83% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.48% less than the national average, earning 278,660 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,586 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.12% more than the national average, earning R 378,120 per year; in Colombia they earn 105.91% more than the national average, earning $46,746,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,788 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lira in the Georgian language | ||
| ლირა | lira | - |
| Lira in the Marathi language | ||
| लीरा | lira | - |
| Lira in the Hindi language | ||
| लीरा | lira | 75 |
| लिरा | lira | 12.5 |
| फेलीरा | phelira | 12.5 |
| Lira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିରା | lira | 66.67 |
| ଲୀରା | lira | 33.33 |
| Lira in the Russian language | ||
| Лира | lira | - |
| Lira in the Arabic language | ||
| ليرا | lyra | - |
| يرا | yra | - |
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