Subira Surname

122,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Andorra

Subira Surname User-submission:

From the Latin, superiatus and later Catalan, sobirà, meaning 'sovereign' or someone from high places. A typical Catalan surname since the sigle XII, when Guillem Subirà or Subirats was the Counselor of the Count Ramon Berenguer IV.

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Subira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2231:43,2884,915
Spain1,1361:41,1553,974
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Argentina2191:195,17516,241
France2161:307,51346,888
Kenya2001:230,90016,264
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Subirà (57), Subirá (30) & Subíra (1) are calculated separately.

Subira (64,661) may also be a first name.

Subira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Latin, superiatus and later Catalan, sobirà, meaning 'sovereign' or someone from high places. A typical Catalan surname since the sigle XII, when Guillem Subirà or Subirats was the Counselor of the Count Ramon Berenguer IV.

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Subira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Subira (Arabic: سوبيري, Bengali: সুবীরা, Hindi: सुबीरा, Marathi: सुबीरा, Oriya: ସୁବିରା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Subirà, Subirá or Subíra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Subira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,273rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,948,021 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Subira reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Subira is also the 14,867th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 64,661 people.

Subira is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,223 people, or 1 in 43,288. In Tanzania Subira is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 22 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Subira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Subira surname is primarily Christian (57%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Subira last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Subira earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $54,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Subirà9457/
Subirá9430/
Subíra941/
Subiera92359/
Subirat9274/
Subiras9270/
Subirah9250/
Subirai9239/
Soubira9220/
Shubira9216/
Subiraj9212/
Subaira9211/
Suubira9211/
Subitra925/
Ssubira923/
Subhira922/
Subiray921/
Subirats862,762/
Subairah8678/
Subeirah8617/
Subierai8612/
Soubirat8612/
Subirach869/
Soubirai866/
Soubiraa865/
Soubirau863/
Subhiraj861/
Subieraj861/
Soubeira861/
Subhaira861/
Shubirah861/
Subiri831,304/
Suwira83692/
Subire83424/
Subera83322/
Suvira83138/
Subiry8370/
Cubira8342/
Subiro8340/
Sobira8338/
Zubira8316/
Jubira8314/
Subirè831/
Subirí831/
Soubeirat805/
Subirachz801/
Subiratch801/
Subairi771,570/
Subires77740/
Subiros77377/
Subiere77165/
Shibira77164/
Suberza77111/
Zubaira7796/
Subiris7786/
Sobirai7778/
Sobiera7763/
Sobiraj7758/
Suwirah7756/
Sobiray7747/
Chubira7741/
Siubera7737/
Subiroh7736/
Jubaira7732/
Subeiri7728/
Subirge7727/
Saubiri7727/
Suwaira7720/
Subiroz7718/
Subirós7717/
Suivera7717/
Subairy7716/
Sobeira7714/
Subehra7711/
Subitri7710/
Suvitra777/
Suiwira777/
Subirie777/
Subajra776/
Zoubira776/
Subirez776/
Subirre775/
Subisri774/
Subțire774/
Subaire774/
Cubaira773/
Suviray773/
Souvira773/
Cubeira773/
Suberat772/
Subairo772/
Zubeira772/
Ssibira772/
Shubiri772/
Zubiraj772/
Saubera771/
Scubera771/
Suviraj771/
Subeera771/
Subhera771/
Soobira771/
Soubire771/
Suhuira771/
Subieri771/
Subiero771/
Subiràs771/
Subeiro771/
Shubire771/
Ssubiri771/
Suubire771/
Suviera771/
Sibirah771/
Suviras771/
Siubiri771/
Suvirat771/
Suebera771/
Subirou771/
Suberra770/
Sobieraj7111,533/
Soubirou71472/
Sobieray71349/
Sobierai71305/
Soubairi71136/
Suvairay7160/
Szuberga7128/
Subierre7126/
Jubairat7124/
Souviraa7116/
Sobierra718/
Subairyo714/
Sauberga714/
Zubirats714/
Zoubeira713/
Subairoh712/
Suberras712/
Sauvitra712/
Suberats712/
Shubayra712/
Zoubirai712/
Choubira712/
Sobhiraj711/
Shuvirai711/
Suvirads711/
Suvithra711/
Suwairas711/
Subherad711/
Subhisri711/
Siuveira711/
Zoubaira711/
Sobeiraj711/
Soubeyra711/
Soubyras711/
Djoubira711/
Soubiris711/
Zoubiray711/
Sobeiray711/
Souveira711/
Souberai711/
Schubera710/
Subero6716,789/
Zubiri673,313/
Sobera671,206/
Suberi671,187/
Subere671,024/
Jubera67743/
Sobiri67241/
Cubiro67231/
Soubeyrat67177/
Cubera67163/
Sobyra67141/
Soubeyras67140/
Suvire67129/
Suviri67126/
Šuvira67115/
Suwera6789/
Suwiro6782/
Suvera6773/
Soubirous6754/
Subery6747/
Zubiro6741/
Zubire6737/
Sobire6730/
Zubera6729/
Jubyra6726/
Sobiro6723/
Soubiroux6721/
Soubairou6710/
Zubiry678/
Suviro677/
Zuvira673/
Cubiró673/
Jubiro672/
Szobieraj671/
Suvirá671/
Sobirà671/
Soubeeraj671/
Soubeirou671/
Schuberga671/
Subyre671/

Subira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Subira in the Bengali language
সুবীরাsubira-
Subira in the Hindi language
सुबीराsubira88.37
सुबिराsubira11.63
Subira in the Oriya language
ସୁବିରାsubira71.43
ସୁବୀରsubira21.43
ସୁବୀରାsubira7.14
Subira in the Marathi language
सुबीराsubira45.45
सुिबराsuibara27.27
सुिनलsuinala9.09
सुबीरsubira9.09
सुबीsubi9.09
Subira in the Arabic language
سوبيريswbyry-

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