Šir Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Šir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Sir (56,454), Šír (895), Sír (1) & Sîr (1) are calculated separately.
Šir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šir has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also appear as: Sir, Šír, Sír or Sîr. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šir are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Šir is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 352,384. In Croatia Šir is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 42 percent are found. Not including Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 7 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Šir
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