Yire Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin461:224,68720,522
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yire (3,060) may also be a first name.

Yire Last Name Facts

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

Yire occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Yire live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yire is also the 130,484th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 3,060 people.

It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 224,687. In Benin Yire is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 61 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 26 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Benin Yire exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yitre8996/
Yirie898/
Yirge895/
Yirre894/
Yisre894/
Yires891/
Yiree891/
Yiret891/
Ire862,706/
Yir86143/
Yre86114/
Yirzie804/
Yitres801/
Irie75103,816/
Hire7532,641/
Gire7523,897/
Eyre7513,865/
Ayre757,533/
Jire755,965/
Irei755,390/
Aire752,964/
Yore752,320/
Irez751,912/
Irey751,891/
Hyre751,549/
Yira751,486/
Irge751,336/
İreç75539/
Oire75521/
Ires75430/
Ireh75414/
Iore75354/
Yrie75267/
Irep75254/
Yiri75245/
Øyre75177/
Irer75165/
Eire75159/
Ihre75112/
Irre7597/
Irhe7588/
Yrey7576/
Ireu7573/
İreş7572/
Irze7559/
Yrei7543/
Irea7543/
Itre7535/
Iere7533/
Đire7529/
Iret7529/
Yirr7524/
Iree7524/
Ytre7521/
Oyre759/
Isre759/
Jyre758/
Yreh758/
Ired756/
Uire755/
Yree755/
Yirh754/
Irej753/
Yiry753/
Yres752/
Yreu752/
Yirj752/
Yrre752/
Yirt751/
Yrje751/
Yrez751/
Yirp751/
Yirz751/
Ijre751/
Aires6773,725/
Ayres6751,660/
Ir6722,121/
Gaire6717,714/
Haire6710,047/
Aayre677,194/
Airey676,847/
Girhe676,432/
Hirey673,405/
Eyres672,524/
Hayre671,952/
Hires671,867/
Eirei671,167/
Girge67754/
Iresh67698/
Gayre67650/
Goire67607/
Girre67603/
Hirre67600/
Yirri67560/
Yr67510/
Geyre67394/
Iğret67384/
Giree67351/
Girei67338/
Yorge67314/
Hiret67276/
Aired67273/
Ayrey67272/
Jireš67260/
Ihrie67254/
Jireh67241/
Irrer67237/
Girey67193/
Oyrer67186/
Girea67156/
Jirge67138/
Hired67136/
Hyres67132/
Eirea67128/
Eires67108/
Ayrer67107/
Yorre6799/
Yirra6796/
Gihre6792/
Irhey6789/
Hitre6788/
Yiris6780/
Yreah6778/
Hirep6776/
Ioree6768/
Airee6766/
Irihe6766/
Isree6764/
Eyrea6757/
Airei6756/
Airet6755/
Țirea6750/
Hyrei6749/
Ihrer6747/
Hiere6745/
Ireys6745/
Yorey6743/
Eirhe6742/
Eyret6741/
Heire6740/
Ireiz6740/
Hoire6737/
Hirei6735/
Eirey6732/
Goyre6732/
Hireš6727/
Heyre6726/
Girej6726/
Ayrea6723/
Yttre6723/
Yitri6721/
Jiret6720/
Hirie6720/
Airez6720/
Iorhe6720/
Isrea6719/
Jires6717/
Jirez6717/
Ayreh6716/
Hirze6715/
Oirer6714/
Oyres6713/
Yorea6713/
Itres6713/
Jitre6712/
Iorge6712/
Airie6712/
Itret6711/
Irree6710/
Irejz6710/
Aireh6710/
Jirei679/
Hirez679/
Jirre679/
Ayree678/
Ireet678/
Yirai677/
Huire677/
Yisri677/
Eyrie677/
Jirie677/
Ayred677/
Irieh677/
Yreis677/
Isrep676/
Eitre676/
Uyrie676/
Ayrez676/
Iorei676/
Hirje676/
Aaire675/
Hirea675/
Hirer675/
Eiret675/
Yoree675/
Ire'e675/
Huyre675/
Isret674/
Hyrie674/
Ireis674/
Irrie674/
Yorei674/
Yirui674/
Airep673/
Ierre673/
Airre673/
Isred673/
Airej673/
Eisre673/
Uyres673/
Oires673/
Eijre673/
Hyreš673/
Airea673/
Uirre672/
Aihre672/
Oeyre672/
Irees672/
Aitre672/
Ahyre672/
Yiroy672/
Isrer672/
Yrhed672/
Ayret672/
Hiree672/
Irret672/
Irzey672/
Irhie672/
Jiere672/
Ysrea672/
Yojre672/
Jiree671/
Jirey671/
Jgire671/
Hyhre671/
Hyrep671/
Hoyre671/
Ireer671/
Ihrge671/
Ijrie671/
Ijtre671/
Hirej671/
Eyrer671/
Ayrre671/
Aysre671/
Yrech671/
Uirea671/
Uirey671/
Ayrie671/
Airze671/
Oired671/
Irrei671/
Aytre671/
Eyreu671/
Irreh671/
Isres671/
Itrep671/
Hijre671/
Hireş671/
Hirțe671/
Irrea671/
Irgej671/
Iress671/
Jirer671/
Oirre671/
Yrehi671/
Yresh671/
Yirgi671/
Yirio671/
Yiruy671/
Yirzi671/
Ãires671/
Yhreh671/
Eyree671/
Eyreh671/
Yirha671/
Ierea671/
Irher671/
Iriea671/
Airhe671/
Oyrie671/
Ohyre671/
Uirze671/
Uyrre671/
Yirit671/
Yirrz671/
Aireu671/
Eirez671/
Eirie671/
Ierei671/
Irres671/
Ireyj671/
Ireed671/
Itrer671/
Hireh671/
Ihrey670/
Yreat670/
Ihree670/
Hisre670/
Eyrez670/
Ihrei670/

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Footnotes

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