Birr Surname

142,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Birr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
Germany1,0971:73,3879,281
France2051:324,01349,159
Liberia1601:27,5532,662
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Poland831:457,93746,478
Israel331:259,32223,464
England281:1,989,93178,001
Chile211:838,88017,964
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Birr (25) may also be a first name.

Birr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birr (Hindi: बीृृ, Russian: Бирр) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 142,901st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,341,756 people. Birr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Birr are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Birr is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,275 people, or 1 in 284,282. In The United States Birr is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 25 percent live, Wisconsin, where 16 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Birr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birr last name increased 1,821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Birr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Birr last name are 20.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.47% registered with the party.

The amount Birr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairr89722/
Birre89505/
Bierr896/
Birrd891/
Bhirr891/
Birrz891/
Beirr890/
Boirr890/
Birrt890/
Bir8655,962/
Bhoirr8011/
Bairre8011/
Boirre807/
Bhirrd803/
Bheirr802/
Bihårr802/
Bhirre801/
Bhairr801/
Bird75127,174/
Bair7580,166/
Bior7553,045/
Bire7512,698/
Bier7510,766/
Birt758,005/
Berr751,578/
Bihr751,462/
Virr75324/
Bhir75250/
Beir75190/
Boir75159/
Buir7575/
Wirr7544/
Birz7532/
Birh7521/
Bärr757/
Bisr756/
Bitr755/
Bijr753/
Birź751/
Bgir751/
Bjrr751/
Byrr750/
Bhoir67134,184/
Baird6780,907/
Boire6713,566/
Berre672,470/
Bhair671,696/
Baire671,460/
Buire67474/
Beird67132/
Bhire67103/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Beire6753/
Bihre6751/
Wairr6744/
Birdt6740/
Birdd6734/
Biehr6734/
Bearr6731/
Buird6730/
Baair6729/
Bhior6728/
Birzh6722/
Bairh6721/
Bhuir6719/
Bhisr6717/
Birtø6714/
Virre6713/
Bierz6713/
Berrt6712/
Bairt6711/
Beyrr6711/
Bijre679/
Baisr679/
Bağir677/
Weirr676/
Bhirh676/
Beerr675/
Bijrh674/
Birtt673/
Bhihr673/
B'Air672/
Buirt672/
Uirre672/
Birht672/
Byrre672/
Vierr672/
Berrd672/
Birhe672/
Bierh672/
Beirz672/
Bittr671/
Buihr671/
Byrrt671/
Bajrr671/
Bhird671/
Bisre671/
Bisrt671/
Bğirrova671/
Bgoir671/
Beurr671/
Boird671/
Wirre671/
Báier671/
Beirå671/
Bhier671/
Birdh671/
Birhp671/
Biršs671/
Boihr671/
Wierr671/
Buitr671/
Beihr670/
Beirt670/
Bidtr670/
Whirr670/
Wirrz670/

Birr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birr in the Hindi language
बीृृbirr50
बीरआरbira'ara50
Birr in the Russian language
Биррbirr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birr
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