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Where Does The Last Name Pir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pir (Arabic: بيّر, Bengali: পির, Hindi: पीर, Marathi: पीर, Oriya: ପିର) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pír. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pir is the 6,445^th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 83,245 people. Pir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pir live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Pir is also the 10,184^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 100,044 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 50,339 people, or 1 in 639. In Afghanistan Pir is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 10 percent are found, Kandahar, where 9 percent are found and Paktika, where 8 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan Pir exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 29 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Pir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pir surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pir last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.19% more than the national average, earning $71,141 CAD per year.