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

The surname Shire (Arabic: شاير, Bengali: শিরে, Georgian: შირე, Hindi: शिरे, Marathi: शीरे, Oriya: ଶିରା, Russian: Шире) has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 13,303^rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,265 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shire are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Shire is also the 79,233^rd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,778 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 25,096 people, or 1 in 536. Outside of Somalia it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found.

Shire Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shire last name expanded 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 120 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shire Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shire last name is chiefly Methodist (44%) in Ireland and Muslim (95%) in Kenya.

In The United States Shire are 13.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Shire earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning 255,700 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.88% less than the national average, earning R 116,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,486 CAD per year.