Yiire Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yiire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Yiire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yiire has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiire are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Yiire is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Yiire is mostly concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 78 percent reside, Bukomansimbi District, where 11 percent reside and Mukono District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiitre911/
Iire8926/
Yiir892/
Hiire801,805/
Giire801,172/
Ijire8087/
Ihire8042/
Ieire8022/
Yiira8013/
Jiire8013/
Yoire8010/
Iiret803/
Iiree801/
Yihir801/
Yiere801/
Iir75220/
Ihiere7385/
Uyiere739/
Hiirey737/
Gihire736/
Iehire735/
Jijire735/
Ijiere733/
Iaaire733/
Ijgire732/
Yieiri732/
Ijaire731/
Giireh731/
Ayiere731/
Ihirhe731/
Ioiore731/
Iiresh731/
Giijre731/
Gioire731/
Hiireh731/
Yieres731/
Yere673,405/
Ijir671,220/
Jiir67728/
Iiri67350/
Iior67330/
Hiir6798/
Yier6784/
Ihir6763/
Iere6733/
Iira6731/
Giir6730/
Iyre6722/
Ioir673/
Hiireey672/
Yoir671/
Jyir671/
Iirr671/
Iirz671/
Iisr671/
Ieir671/
Iihr671/
Iitr671/
Gaayire671/
Yiyr671/
Yjre671/
Yhir671/
Iird671/
Yijr671/
Wanyire671/
Hihiret671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yiire
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis