Šír Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šír Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šír Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia8761:12,1391,695
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Šir (15), Sír (1), Sir (56,454) & Sîr (1) are calculated separately.

Šír Last Name Facts

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

Šír is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Šir, Sír, Sir or Sîr. Click here for further possible spellings of Šír.

How Common Is The Last Name Šír? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 394,524th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. The last name Šír occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šír are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 876 people, or 1 in 12,139. In Czechia Šír is primarily concentrated in: Liberec Region, where 28 percent are found, Hradec Králové Region, where 15 percent are found and Prague, where 12 percent are found. Besides Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šir8915/
Sír891/
Šíra86145/
Šíry863/
Šíro862/
Pšír861/
Sir7856,454/
Sîr781/
Šírová67660/
Šúr67107/
Cír6796/
Šer6773/
Šur6744/
Šor6731/
Šár6718/
Šar6718/
Žír672/
Čír672/
Šér672/

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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 Šír
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