Yir Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Yir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 68 | 1:1,144,433 | 49,465 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Yir (206) may also be a first name.
Yir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yir occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Yir is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Yir live; 55 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Yir is also the 630,600th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 206 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,144,433. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Hatay Province, where 40 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 21 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yire | 86 | 149 | / |
| Yirr | 86 | 24 | / |
| Yirh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yirz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yirp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yirt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ir | 80 | 22,121 | / |
| Yr | 80 | 510 | / |
| Yisre | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yirre | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yirrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Air | 67 | 28,402 | / |
| Gir | 67 | 22,670 | / |
| Yor | 67 | 9,068 | / |
| Ayr | 67 | 5,361 | / |
| Ire | 67 | 2,706 | / |
| Hir | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Jir | 67 | 1,438 | / |
| Ior | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Ier | 67 | 693 | / |
| Irr | 67 | 485 | / |
| Yhr | 67 | 483 | / |
| Irt | 67 | 226 | / |
| Yre | 67 | 114 | / |
| Uir | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ird | 67 | 78 | / |
| Eir | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ihr | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ysr | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hyr | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yrp | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yrr | 67 | 31 | / |
| Irp | 67 | 29 | / |
| Isr | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oir | 67 | 24 | / |
| Irz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Itr | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ytr | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yrz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yrh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oyr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ijr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Irh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uyr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yrd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jyr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yrt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Áir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yår | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irø | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yir
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