Şire Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şire Surname User-submission:

The Şire surname means 'a kind of grape juice that has sugar in it'. Commonly known as şıra, but is called şire in Adana, Turkey.

Şire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4031:193,10514,336
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sire (10,870), Siré (155), Šīre (1) & Sirè (1) are calculated separately.

Şire Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Şire surname means 'a kind of grape juice that has sugar in it'. Commonly known as şıra, but is called şire in Adana, Turkey.

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Şire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şire is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sire, Siré, Šīre or Sirè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şire? popularity and diffusion

Şire is the 717,442nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Şire occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Şire reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Şire is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 193,105. In Turkey Şire is most frequent in: Adana Province, where 74 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent live and Malatya Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sire9210,870/
Şiret8927/
Siré83155/
Šīre831/
Sirè831/
Zire751,817/
Cire751,182/
Şair75462/
Şiri7565/
Şier7542/
Xire759/
Shire6742,060/
Chire679,034/
Saire678,197/
Suire675,064/
Scire673,823/
Cires672,696/
Zaire672,577/
Sires672,272/
Siret672,066/
Ciret671,279/
Soire671,045/
Sitre67863/
Cirer67728/
Siree67463/
Sired67368/
Xirey67344/
Şirip67290/
Cirre67288/
Siere67250/
Sirre67247/
Sireh67244/
Sirie67229/
Citre67223/
Sirer67212/
Seire67185/
Cirez67156/
Sirey67149/
Sireu67141/
Sirge67125/
Zirei67124/
Sirep67109/
Cirea6797/
Xaire6773/
Cireş6771/
Cirje6768/
Sirei6755/
Cirey6739/
Zeire6733/
Sihre6724/
Širer6723/
Cirie6717/
Cireș6715/
Sirez6711/
Cirei6710/
Sirea678/
Sirej674/
Xirea673/
Cirej673/
Sisre673/
Ziree673/
Zirre673/
Ceire673/
Ciree673/
Cireň673/
Sirje672/
Cisre672/
Cired672/
Ssire672/
Šireć672/
Şereş672/
Zirea671/
Şiray671/
Cireh671/
Zuire671/
Zirey671/
Cirhe671/
Cirge671/
Sirhe671/

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