Širá Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Širá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Širá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Šira (33), Sirá (21), Sira (32,687), Šíra (145), Sirà (1) & Síra (1) are calculated separately.

Širá Last Name Facts

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

The surname Širá is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Šira, Sirá, Sira, Šíra, Sirà or Síra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Širá? popularity and diffusion

The surname Širá is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Širá are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 485,132. In Slovakia Širá is most common in: Prešov Region, where 91 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šira9233/
Sirá9221/
Širáň8921/
Sira8332,687/
Šíra83145/
Sirà831/
Šerá75649/
Širo7549/
Širý7525/
Širy751/
Síra751/
Širaj67113/
Širáňová6764/
Široň6741/
Širer6723/
Širajová6716/
Šitra6714/
Široňová6713/
Širai6712/
Šireć672/

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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 Širá
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