View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Zira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zira (Georgian: ზირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺮﺓ, Hindi: ज़ीरा, Oriya: ଜିରା, Russian: Зира, Tibetan: ཟི་ར་) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Žira or Zīra. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Zira is the 34,475^th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 474,079 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Zira reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zira is also the 71,079^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 8,003 people.

The last name Zira is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,311 people, or 1 in 13,308. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 67 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Borno, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Zira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Zira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zira surname grew 1,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Zira surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Zira earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.01% more than the national average, earning $52,213 USD per year.