Šíra Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šíra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šíra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
Czechia531:200,63128,987

The alternate forms: Šira (33), Síra (1), Sira (32,687), Širá (12), Sirá (21) & Sirà (1) are calculated separately.

Šíra Last Name Facts

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

Šíra occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šira, Síra, Sira, Širá, Sirá or Sirà. Click here for other potential spellings of Šíra.

How Common Is The Last Name Šíra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šíra live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šíra is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 58,005. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Bratislava Region, where 97 percent live and Prešov Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Slovakia Šíra exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 37 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šira9233/
Síra921/
Sira8332,687/
Širá8312/
Sirá7521/
Šera754/
Šíry753/
Šíro752/
Šēra751/
Sirà751/
Širaj67113/
Šírer6715/
Šitra6714/
Širai6712/
Šeraj676/
Šeras672/
Zaíra671/
Saíra671/

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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 Šíra
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis