Vir Surname

8,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Vir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India69,9221:10,970907
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Canada891:413,99536,402
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England301:1,857,26974,552
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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

Vir (92,993) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vír896/
Vier863,772/
Vire861,652/
Virt861,616/
Vair861,345/
Vior86707/
Virr86324/
Voir86227/
Veir8697/
Vitr8644/
Visr866/
Vird865/
Vhir864/
Hvir862/
Vijr861/
Virh861/
Virì861/
Vihr861/
Vaire75276/
Virzì75138/
Veire7566/
Vaird7550/
Voire7543/
Vierø7521/
Virtt7514/
Virre7513/
Viehr7513/
Vaisr759/
Veirø759/
Vijre758/
Vhire758/
Visre753/
Voirh753/
Vhoir752/
Vierr752/
Virdt751/
Vieyr751/
Vierh751/
Virhe751/
Vihrt751/
Hvier751/
Virhs750/
Veirt750/
Bir6755,962/
Ver673,608/
Fir671,368/
Vér671,224/
Wir67664/
Virova67140/
Uir67106/
Vehier6772/
Virová6759/
Vre6753/
Vyr6732/
Vahier679/
Veirød678/
Vaggir675/
Vjr673/
Vwaire672/
D'Veir671/
Vhaire671/
Véhier671/
Veirre671/
Văr671/
Vaisre670/

Vir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vir in the Marathi language
वीरvira99.86
Vir in the Hindi language
वीरvira99.59
एसesa0.01
वीर्vir0
Vir in the Oriya language
ବୀରbira50
ବିରbira50
Vir in the Russian language
Вирvir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vir
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