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 last name Šir is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Sir, Šír, Sír or Sîr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly 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 surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 352,384. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent live and Zagreb County, where 42 percent live. Aside from Croatia Šir exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
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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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