Tir Surname

48,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,2681:9,0511,569
India3,7081:206,86812,363
Iran8321:92,2879,243
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
France3431:193,65230,137
Afghanistan1501:214,3553,921
Romania1061:189,41419,163
Serbia991:72,1716,417
Indonesia971:1,363,39493,839
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Jordan691:128,1517,880
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Canada481:767,61660,775
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Albania31:971,35222,477
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Tíř (6) are calculated separately.

Tir (3,552) may also be a first name.

Tir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tir (Arabic: طير, Bengali: তীর, Hindi: तीर, Marathi: तीर, Oriya: ତୀର, Russian: Тир, Tibetan: ཏིར་) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Tíř. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,734th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 689,325 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Tir are found; 45 percent are found in North Africa and 45 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 118,900th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 3,552 people.

The surname Tir is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 4,268 people, or 1 in 9,051. In Algeria Tir is most frequent in: Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 17 percent live, Khenchela Province, where 17 percent live and Bouïra Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Algeria it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Tir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tir surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tir last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning $39,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tair868,446/
Tire862,302/
Tier861,899/
Thir861,185/
Tior86908/
Tuir86719/
Toir86696/
Tirh86445/
Tijr86366/
Teir86297/
Tirp86208/
Știr86198/
Titr86139/
Tihr86137/
Tirr8614/
Tirt869/
Tisr867/
Tirz865/
Htir864/
Tird863/
Tgir861/
Ttir861/
Dtir861/
Tíř786/
Thier755,591/
Thair751,512/
Taire751,128/
Tirre75955/
Tithr75374/
Thire75206/
Tierz75161/
Thuir75127/
Teire7589/
Toire7572/
Their7531/
Htair7510/
Thoir759/
Tuire756/
Taihr756/
Tirdh755/
Taair755/
Tirht754/
Tiğre752/
Tijre751/
Tisrt751/
Tirpp751/
Thhir751/
Thirr751/
Toirh751/
Taitr751/
Tairh751/
Taird751/
Tirhe751/
Tairt750/
Thirp750/
Tairr750/
Ter6717,958/
Tre673,886/
Tyr67225/
Tér67202/
Tahair67157/
Tirova67107/
Týr6770/
Taheir6751/
Thaire6722/
Tjr6714/
Thirre678/
Toireh673/
Taihre673/
Tirová672/
Thierr672/
Theire672/
Thaair672/
Taaire671/
Teireh671/
Touijr671/
Tirowa671/
Thisrt671/
Taitrr671/
Thirpp670/
Thairp670/

Tir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tir in the Tibetan language
ཏིར་tir-
Tir in the Bengali language
তীরtira-
Tir in the Marathi language
तीरtira-
Tir in the Oriya language
ତୀରtira62.46
ତିରtira35.41
ଟିର୍tir0.36
ତିର୍tir0.18
Tir in the Hindi language
तीरtira60
तिरtira37.42
Tir in the Russian language
Тирtir-
Tir in the Arabic language
طيرtyr-

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Footnotes

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