Stir Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Stir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8651:23,2112,971
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Hungary411:239,42119,309
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Ştir (140), Štir (10) & Stír (2) are calculated separately.

Stir (86) may also be a first name.

Stir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stir (Hindi: स्टिर) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ştir, Štir or Stír. For other possible spellings of Stir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,158th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Stir live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 86 people.

The surname Stir is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 865 people, or 1 in 23,211. In Romania Stir is most numerous in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 30 percent live, Cluj County, where 25 percent live and Timiș County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Romania it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.

Stir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stir surname are 45.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.11% being registered to vote for the party.

Stir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning $51,085 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ştir92140/
Štir9210/
Stír922/
Stier8915,137/
Stair894,009/
Stire89291/
Steir89250/
Stirz89140/
Stirr8973/
Stirt8956/
Stirp8915/
Stirø899/
Shtir896/
Stoir892/
Stirh891/
Stgir891/
Stuir891/
Stiehr80295/
Sthair8046/
Staihr8032/
Shteir8029/
Staire8026/
Shtier8019/
Støier8017/
Steihr809/
Stierz804/
Stierh804/
Sztier802/
Stuirt801/
Shtair801/
Steird801/
Steire801/
Sttier801/
Stoire801/
Stirre800/
Steirz800/
Ster754,893/
Styr7578/
Stre7565/
Stér7543/
Stär753/
Stêr751/
Stirova734/
Stohier731/
Stairtt731/
Steer6715,147/
Stehr677,616/
Sterr673,198/
Sætre673,053/
Stere672,484/
Steur672,203/
Stear671,422/
Sterz671,397/
Sæter671,119/
Shtyr67942/
Stähr67571/
Sterp67500/
Chtir67350/
Shter67291/
Sther67277/
Øster67255/
Stärz67235/
Støre67162/
Szter6771/
Sthyr6770/
Stärr6758/
Stert6757/
Sőtér6753/
Styhr6746/
Østre6742/
Steyr6739/
Støer6733/
Styrz6719/
Stråe6714/
Stter6712/
Strøe6711/
Stayr675/
Shtirova674/
Stejr674/
Sttyr673/
Sterd673/
Hster672/
Stoyr671/
Shtre671/
Stytr671/
Sthre671/
Stärp671/
Stjær671/
Stger671/
Sterh670/

Stir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stir in the Hindi language
स्टिरstira-

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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 Stir
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