Sira Surname
Approximately 32,687 people bear this surname
Sira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 9,449 | 1:3,197 | 483 |
| India | 7,320 | 1:104,790 | 6,871 |
| Nigeria | 4,229 | 1:41,888 | 3,309 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Tanzania | 1,471 | 1:35,990 | 4,205 |
| Indonesia | 1,248 | 1:105,969 | 10,859 |
| Mali | 774 | 1:21,924 | 790 |
| Cameroon | 706 | 1:29,418 | 3,970 |
| England | 618 | 1:90,159 | 9,729 |
| Philippines | 594 | 1:170,435 | 27,735 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Turkey | 351 | 1:221,713 | 15,850 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Thailand | 242 | 1:291,894 | 50,230 |
| Benin | 202 | 1:51,166 | 6,445 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Palestine | 184 | 1:24,722 | 3,602 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Mauritania | 174 | 1:23,534 | 2,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| Hungary | 160 | 1:61,352 | 6,374 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Ivory Coast | 132 | 1:174,782 | 7,817 |
| France | 127 | 1:523,014 | 72,224 |
| Senegal | 120 | 1:121,495 | 1,148 |
| Norway | 115 | 1:44,716 | 6,392 |
| Pakistan | 107 | 1:1,669,569 | 17,354 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Solomon Islands | 85 | 1:6,824 | 1,035 |
| Slovakia | 80 | 1:66,706 | 12,954 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | 1:130,890 | 10,926 |
| Burkina Faso | 69 | 1:265,972 | 5,041 |
| Afghanistan | 63 | 1:510,368 | 6,383 |
| Haiti | 59 | 1:181,083 | 7,134 |
| Nepal | 52 | 1:547,711 | 4,568 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Šira (33), Sirá (21), Sirà (1), Síra (1), Šíra (145) & Širá (12) are calculated separately.
Sira (117,792) may also be a first name.
Sira Demographics
Sira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sira (Bengali: শিরা, Georgian: სირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺮﺍ, Hindi: सीरा, Marathi: सीरा, Oriya: ସିରା, Russian: Сира) is held by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Šira, Sirá, Sirà, Síra, Šíra or Širá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,984th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 222,949 people. The surname Sira is predominantly found in Asia, where 32 percent of Sira are found; 29 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 8,745th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 117,792 people.
The surname is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is borne by 9,449 people, or 1 in 3,197. In Venezuela Sira is primarily concentrated in: Lara, where 46 percent live, Yaracuy, where 13 percent live and Portuguesa, where 10 percent live. Besides Venezuela it is found in 95 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Sira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sira surname rose 4,063 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sira last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sira surname are 25.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Sira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning 354,432 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning R 147,960 per year; in United States they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $49,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,967 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sira in the Georgian language | ||
| სირა | sira | - |
| Sira in the Marathi language | ||
| सीरा | sira | - |
| Sira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﺮﺍ | syra | 63.69 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻩ | syrh | 19.08 |
| ﺳﻴﺮ | syr | 7.38 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻯ | syry | 4 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﺓ | syrt | 2.46 |
| ﺳﺮﺍ | sra | 1.23 |
| ﺳﺮﻱ | sry | 0.62 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻱ | syry | 0.62 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻭ | syrw | 0.31 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﺍﻩ | syrah | 0.31 |
| Sira in the Hindi language | ||
| सीरा | sira | 62.53 |
| सिरा | sira | 34.77 |
| सी्र | sira | 0.54 |
| सीता | sita | 0.27 |
| सिरो | siro | 0.27 |
| सिरे | sire | 0.27 |
| सीरां | siram | 0.27 |
| Sira in the Bengali language | ||
| শিরা | sira | 50 |
| সিরা | sira | 50 |
| Sira in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିରା | sira | 39.03 |
| ଶିରା | sira | 33.55 |
| ଶିର | sira | 15.48 |
| ସିର | sira | 4.19 |
| ଶୀର | sira | 3.23 |
| ଶୀରା | sira | 1.29 |
| ସୀରା | sira | 0.97 |
| ସୀର | sira | 0.65 |
| ଖିର | khira | 0.32 |
| ଶିରି | siri | 0.32 |
| ଅସୀରା | asira | 0.32 |
| ମିରା | mira | 0.32 |
| Sira in the Russian language | ||
| Сира | sira | - |
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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
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- 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 Sira
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