Subira Surname
Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,223 | 1:43,288 | 4,915 |
| Spain | 1,136 | 1:41,155 | 3,974 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| Kenya | 200 | 1:230,900 | 16,264 |
| Uganda | 159 | 1:245,530 | 18,354 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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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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 commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Subirà, Subirá or Subíra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Subira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 122,273rd most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,948,021 people. Subira is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Subira live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Subira is also the 14,867th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 64,661 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,223 people, or 1 in 43,288. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 22 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Subira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Subira surname is primarily Christian (57%) in Kenya.
In The United States Subira are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the 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.
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Subira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Subira in the Bengali language | ||
| সুবীরা | subira | - |
| Subira in the Hindi language | ||
| सुबीरा | subira | 88.37 |
| सुबिरा | subira | 11.63 |
| Subira in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁବିରା | subira | 71.43 |
| ସୁବୀର | subira | 21.43 |
| ସୁବୀରା | subira | 7.14 |
| Subira in the Marathi language | ||
| सुबीरा | subira | 45.45 |
| सुिबरा | suibara | 27.27 |
| सुिनल | suinala | 9.09 |
| सुबीर | subira | 9.09 |
| सुबी | subi | 9.09 |
| Subira in the Arabic language | ||
| سوبيري | swbyry | - |
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