Sirs Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Sirs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:472,18730,747
India121:63,922,115578,870
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Širš (1) are calculated separately.

Sirs (28) may also be a first name.

Sirs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sirs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sirs (Hindi: सिरस, Russian: Сирс) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Širš. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sirs live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 472,187. In England Sirs is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 42 percent live, Berkshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Sirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sirs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 983 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sirs Last Name Statistics demography

Sirs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.36% less than the national average, earning $25,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siers891,616/
Sirse89232/
Sirrs89227/
Sairs8947/
Sirås899/
Shirs893/
Sirst893/
Sirsh891/
Sirsj891/
Seirs891/
Širš831/
Shiers801,351/
Shirse80327/
Sirsch80201/
Shairs8045/
Shirsh8032/
Sciers8028/
Sgiers8024/
Sheirs8016/
Sziers8015/
Sierst8013/
Schirs8013/
Sciors804/
Sierrs804/
Sirshe802/
Siersz802/
Sairse801/
Shoirs800/
Sierss800/
Shirst800/
Shirrs800/
Sers751,027/
Girs75729/
Särs75108/
Jirs755/
Cirs752/
Zirs751/
Syrs751/
Sirx751/
Scheirs73349/
Schiers73217/
Siersch73155/
Shirshe7397/
Sirsova7342/
Shirsth736/
Shirsht732/
Sheirsh731/
Shirsch731/
Shirshd731/
Schairs730/
Sears6752,246/
Sirch671,817/
Giers671,528/
Seers671,164/
Girsh671,017/
Girst67164/
Serse67162/
Cirss67121/
Sayrs6792/
Sirše6785/
Girse6770/
Seurs6759/
Cirse6742/
Ziers6737/
Chirs6734/
Shers6733/
Shirshth6724/
Jirse6722/
Girss6720/
Schirsch6716/
Särås6712/
Cirsz677/
Serrs675/
Jairs673/
Sehrs673/
Serst673/
Cirst672/
Sirce672/
Sersh672/
Zairs672/
Jirst672/
Zirse672/
Sirje672/
Jirsh671/
Cirsp671/
Sirshova671/
Jirås671/
Gisrs671/
Hsers671/
Seyrs670/
Scers670/
Girrs670/

Sirs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirs in the Hindi language
सिरसsirasa66.67
सीरसsirasa33.33
Sirs in the Russian language
Сирсsirs-

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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 Sirs
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