Šira Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia201:211,43024,636
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393

The alternate forms: Sira (32,687), Šíra (145), Širá (12), Sirá (21), Sirà (1) & Síra (1) are calculated separately.

Šira Last Name Facts

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

Šira is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sira, Šíra, Širá, Sirá, Sirà or Síra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šira are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia Šira is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 80 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 10 percent live and Šibenik-Knin County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 24 percent live and Slovakia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sira9232,687/
Šíra92145/
Širá9212/
Širaj89113/
Šitra8914/
Širai8912/
Sirá8321/
Sirà831/
Síra831/
Zira7515,372/
Cira757,041/
Çira752,293/
Širo7549/
Xira7548/
Širý7525/
Šera754/
Širy751/
Šēra751/
Širajch7316/
Širaich733/
Siraj67163,112/
Shira6742,330/
Sirat6724,081/
Chira6721,018/
Citra6710,704/
Sirad679,906/
Saira679,863/
Sirai676,670/
Sirra675,364/
Suira672,819/
Siraz672,151/
Çiray671,858/
Siray671,856/
Sirah671,317/
Zirra671,254/
Sihra67928/
Seira67894/
Siera67892/
Siraa67846/
Sitra67793/
Siras67774/
Zaira67745/
Zeira67577/
Szira67337/
Sirha67293/
Sirau67189/
Zirai67183/
Scira67154/
Zuira67127/
Sirap67125/
Ciray67116/
Ciras67110/
Ziraj67110/
Cirra67109/
Ciraj67107/
Soira6797/
Cirea6797/
Xirau6791/
Sirga6781/
Çiraz6762/
Ziray6754/
Cirap6754/
Zirau6747/
Široň6741/
Cihra6740/
Zihra6738/
Sisra6737/
Siroa6729/
Sirza6728/
Cirga6725/
Širer6723/
Cirad6722/
Širáň6721/
Cirat6720/
Širajová6716/
Cirha6715/
Cirah6711/
Ceira6711/
Siraň6710/
Sirea678/
Çirah677/
Zoira676/
Šeraj676/
Cirau675/
Sgira674/
Sjira674/
Xirea673/
Hsira672/
Ziraa672/
Šeras672/
Šireć672/
Záira671/
Şiray671/
Zirea671/
Ścira671/
Xiray671/
Sirać671/
Ssira671/
Cisra671/
Ciraa671/
Xeira671/
Siraç671/

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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 Šira
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