Širer Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Širer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Širer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Croatia101:422,86035,095

The alternate forms: Sirer (212) & Šírer (15) are calculated separately.

Širer Last Name Facts

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

Širer is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sirer or Šírer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Širer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Širer live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Širer is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 817,959. In Czechia it is most common in: Plzeň Region, where 54 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 46 percent are found. Not including Czechia it exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirer93212/
Šírer9315/
Cirer80728/
Šerer8090/
Šireć802/
Zirer800/
Širerová7716/
Shirer731,155/
Sirere731,004/
Sierer73318/
Seirer73240/
Cirier73187/
Szirer7362/
Širgeľ7357/
Sihrer7346/
Zirrer7317/
Cirger7312/
Sirear7310/
Sirier737/
Sirher735/
Sirger734/
Chirer734/
Sairer733/
Šajrer731/
Cirere731/
Xairer731/
Suirer730/
Siraer730/
Sirrer730/
Sire6710,870/
Zire671,817/
Cire671,182/
Chirere671,070/
Šerý67666/
Šerá67649/
Şire67407/
Schirer67199/
Sheirer67110/
Sairere6779/
Šere6769/
Szierer6752/
Šira6733/
Širý6725/
Šery6723/
Shairer6716/
Šeri6714/
Širá6712/
Xire679/
Shihrer677/
Shierer676/
Sierert674/
Sirzier674/
Šera674/
Shirere673/
Shirzer672/
Cirrier672/
Shireur671/
Širy671/
Shireer671/
Šīre671/
Sirheer671/
Šerí671/
Shirrer670/
Shirger670/
Shirier670/
Shuirer670/

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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 Širer
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