Vir Surname
Approximately 70,673 people bear this surname
Vir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 69,922 | 1:10,970 | 907 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Russia | 142 | 1:1,014,951 | 77,987 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Taiwan | 38 | 1:616,967 | 4,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Vír (6) are calculated separately.
Vir (92,993) may also be a first name.
Vir Demographics
Average Male Vir Height
171.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vir (Hindi: वीर, Marathi: वीर, Oriya: ବୀର, Russian: Вир) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vír. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,039th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 103,116 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Vir reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,878th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 92,993 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 69,922 people, or 1 in 10,970. In India Vir is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 47 percent reside, Haryana, where 39 percent reside and Delhi, where 4 percent reside. Apart from India Vir occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Vir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vir surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vír | 89 | 6 | / |
| Vier | 86 | 3,772 | / |
| Vire | 86 | 1,652 | / |
| Virt | 86 | 1,616 | / |
| Vair | 86 | 1,345 | / |
| Vior | 86 | 707 | / |
| Virr | 86 | 324 | / |
| Voir | 86 | 227 | / |
| Veir | 86 | 97 | / |
| Vitr | 86 | 44 | / |
| Visr | 86 | 6 | / |
| Vird | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vhir | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hvir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vijr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Virh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Virì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vihr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vaire | 75 | 276 | / |
| Virzì | 75 | 138 | / |
| Veire | 75 | 66 | / |
| Vaird | 75 | 50 | / |
| Voire | 75 | 43 | / |
| Vierø | 75 | 21 | / |
| Virtt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Virre | 75 | 13 | / |
| Viehr | 75 | 13 | / |
| Vaisr | 75 | 9 | / |
| Veirø | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vijre | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vhire | 75 | 8 | / |
| Visre | 75 | 3 | / |
| Voirh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vhoir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vierr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Virdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vieyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vierh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Virhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vihrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hvier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Virhs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Veirt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bir | 67 | 55,962 | / |
| Ver | 67 | 3,608 | / |
| Fir | 67 | 1,368 | / |
| Vér | 67 | 1,224 | / |
| Wir | 67 | 664 | / |
| Virova | 67 | 140 | / |
| Uir | 67 | 106 | / |
| Vehier | 67 | 72 | / |
| Virová | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vre | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vyr | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vahier | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veirød | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaggir | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vjr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Veir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Véhier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Văr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisre | 67 | 0 | / |
Vir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vir in the Marathi language | ||
| वीर | vira | 99.86 |
| Vir in the Hindi language | ||
| वीर | vira | 99.59 |
| एस | esa | 0.01 |
| वीर् | vir | 0 |
| Vir in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୀର | bira | 50 |
| ବିର | bira | 50 |
| Vir in the Russian language | ||
| Вир | vir | - |
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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 Vir
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