The Hira surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 513 people carried this name — #42,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 34% from 384 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Hira.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 44 people named Hira live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Hira,
with a public archive behind them.
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Takehiro Hira 1974– · actor -
Ryuko Hira 1948– · businessperson
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Ryuko Hira 1948– · businessperson
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Shinji Hira 1959– · psychologist
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Anil Hira 1965– · university teacher
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Yūri Hira 1993– · race queen
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hira.
- Hindelang 144 · U.S. census
- Hinderer 631 · U.S. census
- Hinschberger 103 · U.S. census
- Hipp 4,660 · U.S. census
- Hippert 454 · U.S. census
- Hippolyte 411 · U.S. census
- Hirn 475 · U.S. census
- Hirsch 17,072 · U.S. census
- Hirschel 235 · U.S. census
- Hirschy 582 · U.S. census
- Hirt 2,810 · U.S. census
- Hirth 1,387 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Hira is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.