View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

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

The surname Zira (Georgian: ზირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺮﺓ, Hindi: ज़ीरा, Oriya: ଜିରା, Russian: Зира, Tibetan: ཟི་ར་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as: Žira or Zīra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 34,475^th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 474,079 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Zira live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zira is also the 71,079^th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 8,003 people.

The last name Zira is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,311 people, or 1 in 13,308. In Nigeria Zira is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 67 percent live, Gombe, where 7 percent live and Borno, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

Zira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Zira has changed through the years. 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Zira surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being 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.