Wir Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Wir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 339 | 1:390,116 | 33,199 |
| Taiwan | 63 | 1:372,139 | 2,924 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
Wir (1,469) may also be a first name.
Wir Demographics
Average Wir Salary in
United States
$39,135 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wir (Hindi: वीर, Oriya: ୱିର) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 496,702nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Wir live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 203,151st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 1,469 people.
The last name Wir is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 390,116. In Indonesia Wir is mostly found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 29 percent reside, East Java, where 14 percent reside and Bali, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Wir Last Name Statistics demography
Wir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $39,135 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weir | 86 | 68,544 | / |
| Wirz | 86 | 7,480 | / |
| Wier | 86 | 4,266 | / |
| Wire | 86 | 3,106 | / |
| Wair | 86 | 693 | / |
| Wirp | 86 | 76 | / |
| Wihr | 86 | 67 | / |
| Wirr | 86 | 44 | / |
| Whir | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wirh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wijr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wisr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Waire | 75 | 688 | / |
| Wierz | 75 | 234 | / |
| Wiehr | 75 | 221 | / |
| Wirht | 75 | 154 | / |
| Weire | 75 | 125 | / |
| Whire | 75 | 59 | / |
| Wheir | 75 | 57 | / |
| Wairr | 75 | 44 | / |
| Whirt | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wirtt | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hwire | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hwier | 75 | 13 | / |
| Woire | 75 | 11 | / |
| Waitr | 75 | 8 | / |
| Waird | 75 | 7 | / |
| Whier | 75 | 6 | / |
| Weirr | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wuire | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weihr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whitr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wihre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wirre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woird | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wierr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wirdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wierh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weirz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weitr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wirrz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whirr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woihr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vir | 67 | 70,673 | / |
| Bir | 67 | 55,962 | / |
| Wer | 67 | 3,456 | / |
| Hwaire | 67 | 269 | / |
| Uir | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wre | 67 | 102 | / |
| Weirth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wjr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waaire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wyr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waireh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Wair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wairdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wairre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirtht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwirth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woirth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuirth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weirrt | 67 | 0 | / |
Wir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wir in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିର | wira | - |
| Wir in the Hindi language | ||
| वीर | vira | 80 |
| विर | vira | 20 |
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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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- 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 Wir
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