Nirs Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Nirs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nirs (77) may also be a first name.
Nirs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nirs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nirs (Russian: Нирс) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nirs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Nirs live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia. Nirs is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 77 people.
The surname Nirs is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 166,894. In Sweden Nirs is most common in: Dalarna County, where 39 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 37 percent are found and Värmland County, where 12 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niers | 89 | 538 | / |
| Gnirs | 89 | 74 | / |
| Nairs | 89 | 40 | / |
| Neirs | 89 | 9 | / |
| Noirs | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nirsh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nirse | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngirs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gnirss | 80 | 95 | / |
| Nirsch | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gnirrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nøiers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nierrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nairsp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nairse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nairrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noirst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ners | 75 | 520 | / |
| Nurs | 75 | 151 | / |
| Njrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niersch | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nirsche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najrs | 67 | 4,011 | / |
| Nerse | 67 | 810 | / |
| Nears | 67 | 226 | / |
| Gnirß | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nerås | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nurss | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nirce | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nersh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nursh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gners | 67 | 7 | / |
| Närås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nerst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyrsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nersz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neitrsch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nerrs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nirch | 67 | 0 | / |
Nirs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nirs in the Russian language | ||
| Нирс | nirs | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nirs
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