Lire Surname

197,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Burkina Faso3251:56,4682,387
Lesotho771:26,3975,202
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Liré (2) are calculated separately.

Lire (1,891) may also be a first name.

Lire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lire (Russian: Лирэ) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be found as: Liré. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lire? popularity and diffusion

Lire is the 197,566th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,439,144 people. The last name Lire occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lire are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 174,822nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,891 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Lire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lire last name increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lire last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning R 274,884 per year and in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liré922/
Loire892,403/
Liere89680/
Laire89610/
Leire89478/
Lires89475/
Liore89255/
Liret89244/
Litre89239/
Lirez8930/
Lirer8924/
Lireh8921/
Liare8911/
Lirey899/
Lired898/
Lirea894/
Liree893/
Lirie892/
Lirre892/
Luire891/
Lirge891/
Lhire891/
Hlire891/
Lirej891/
Lirhe891/
Lir86268/
Loiret801,357/
Leirer80574/
Laires80460/
Lairet80369/
Lairie80243/
Littre80216/
Gliere80114/
Leireh8085/
Lierre8076/
Laitre8068/
Lhuire8059/
Lajire8042/
Liehre8030/
Leires8026/
Luiere8025/
Lairez8024/
Laired8019/
Lirrey8016/
Leiret8016/
Leirey8015/
Liorey8012/
Lirrea8011/
Liuere809/
Leitre805/
Liyare804/
Lierea804/
Llaire803/
Lirett803/
Lirije803/
Lairre803/
Leiere803/
Liorre803/
Hlaire802/
Laiire802/
Lijare802/
Glière802/
Laisre802/
Lioare801/
Lliare801/
Liretz801/
Laiare801/
Lejire801/
Leyire801/
Lierge801/
Loirey801/
Loirez801/
Luitre801/
Leirei801/
Lairej801/
Lijore801/
Lhaire801/
Lairje801/
Laiure801/
Luirie800/
Lirrie800/
Lairee800/
Lairey800/
Lloire800/
Lirhey800/
Lirher800/
Litrer800/
Lira75216,446/
Lare7550,823/
Lair7512,331/
Lier756,834/
Lere751,989/
Loir751,831/
Lure751,183/
Lior75938/
Liri75695/
Lird75289/
Leir75214/
Lyre7554/
Lihr7551/
Litr7539/
Luir7511/
Lirt759/
Liry759/
Lisr756/
Lgir753/
Lère753/
Lirá751/
Liră751/
Láir751/
Lirz751/
Hlir751/
Leierer73205/
Laitres73100/
Leggire7376/
Lahiere7342/
Lahaire7317/
Luittre7313/
Hlairea7311/
Legiere737/
L'Haire732/
L'Huire732/
Lairett732/
Loihare731/
Lireesh731/
Lireish731/
Liayres731/
Laggire731/
Laihrei731/
Laittre731/
Lawiere731/
Luieres731/
Lairech731/
Lirread730/
Leirest730/
Leieres730/
Lairrie730/
Lierrea730/
Laisrey730/
Littrer730/
Laird6742,737/
Laure6715,491/
Lirio6711,198/
Lurie675,205/
Liera674,203/
Larre673,979/
Loure673,611/
Leira673,185/
Liehr673,122/
Lhoir671,481/
Liray671,327/
Loira671,213/
Glier67997/
Lerer67879/
Leres67704/
Laira67529/
Lairi67527/
Leyre67496/
Lehre67494/
Lairy67482/
Larey67471/
Laare67452/
Lierz67410/
Leret67402/
Luere67338/
Layre67327/
Liori67268/
Litri67235/
Lerea67214/
Lirit67213/
Leree67198/
Laree67181/
Loiri67181/
Lisri67179/
Liris67167/
Liroy67159/
Larea67153/
Lereu67150/
Lerez67138/
Lhairech67136/
Laiouret67129/
Leiri67124/
Lurey67116/
Leggiere67111/
Lereh67105/
Lejre67103/
Lerey67100/
Leird6795/
Leere6794/
Lerie6788/
Laere6778/
Hlere6772/
Larei6771/
Letre6766/
Luure6750/
Liroa6747/
Lirui6747/
Lerge6741/
Lerre6738/
Lirra6737/
Lieri6737/
Loiry6735/
Liriz6735/
Lirai6734/
Lihra6729/
Liery6726/
Leare6723/
Liuri6723/
Llere6722/
Loirr6722/
Lyere6721/
Llira6720/
Lirza6718/
Loyre6716/
Leihr6715/
Lerhe6714/
Laihr6714/
Leiherer6713/
Lliri6713/
Legierre6711/
Lurea6711/
Luree679/
Lhair679/
Lureu678/
Lerej677/
Liroi677/
Lirri677/
Lirød677/
Litré676/
Lahierre676/
Lyrie676/
Llare676/
Lgiri676/
Lhiri676/
Lhere676/
Hlier675/
Lurre675/
Lierr675/
Lyhre675/
Liraj675/
Luira674/
Loird674/
Hlira674/
Loiré674/
Lirry673/
Leure673/
Leiry673/
Liory673/
Lioré672/
Liriy672/
Lairp672/
Luyre672/
Loere672/
Liggiere672/
Leirt672/
Larhe672/
Liryo672/
Liraa672/
Leitr672/
Lijra672/
L'Air672/
Lhuittre672/
Lhure672/
Luiri671/
Llier671/
Lheir671/
Laitress671/
Leirr671/
Leirz671/
Leisr671/
Hliri671/
Lairh671/
Lairé671/
Láira671/
Lirip671/
Lirys671/
Liryt671/
Loggiere671/
Luihr671/
Luiry671/
Luitress671/
Lyrey671/
Lírez671/
L'Hir671/
L'Huiret671/
Lerei671/
Lairr671/
Lirid671/
Luird671/
Luisreis671/
Loirt671/
Lyure671/
Lureh671/
Lyrea670/
Lyree670/
Littrett670/
Lairt670/
Litry670/
Luhre670/
Laair670/
Liorh670/
Leehiere670/

Lire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lire in the Russian language
Лирэlire-

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