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Family name Gir (Gir , Gear , Гир ) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Gir is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, Gir is the forename as well as the last name.