Shirah Surname
Approximately 2,171 people bear this surname
Shirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,659 | 1:218,480 | 21,238 |
| Iran | 473 | 1:162,331 | 13,953 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Shirah (2,772) may also be a first name.
Shirah Demographics
Shirah Political Affiliation
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Shirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shirah (Hindi: शिराह) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirah? popularity and diffusion
Shirah is the 193,682nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,356,769 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Shirah live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 138,694th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,772 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 218,480. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 25 percent are found, Georgia, where 23 percent are found and Florida, where 21 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Shirah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shirah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shirah last name increased 2,273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shirah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shirah last name are 40.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.43% being registered with the political party.
Shirah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.15% less than the national average, earning $38,770 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirah in the Hindi language | ||
| शिराह | siraha | - |
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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 Shirah
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