Maira Forename
6,557th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 160,578 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cuba
Maira Forename User-submission:
It is a Celtic name, which means 'filled with mirth' or 'jolly' in Gaelic.
Maira Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 37,123 | 1:5,771 | 760 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 21,424 | 1:1,410 | 222 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13,491 | 1:9,202 | 840 |
| Colombia | 100% | 11,267 | 1:4,241 | 509 |
| Cuba | - | 11,253 | 1:1,023 | 228 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 9,195 | 1:21,137 | 1,665 |
| Ecuador | - | 7,765 | 1:2,283 | 352 |
| Honduras | 100% | 7,554 | 1:1,167 | 205 |
| United States | 100% | 5,483 | 1:66,120 | 3,380 |
| El Salvador | - | 4,447 | 1:1,426 | 232 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 3,706 | 1:2,815 | 447 |
| Guatemala | 99% | 2,858 | 1:5,636 | 655 |
| Angola | 100% | 2,699 | 1:9,991 | 1,166 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,829 | 1:57,960 | 4,013 |
| Chile | 85% | 1,762 | 1:9,993 | 760 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 1,760 | 1:6,024 | 812 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1,735 | 1:24,653 | 1,024 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,498 | 1:118,534 | 6,269 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,466 | 1:21,686 | 1,673 |
| Kazakhstan | 98% | 1,394 | 1:12,731 | 990 |
| India | 57% | 1,242 | 1:978,163 | 64,463 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1,096 | 1:5,491 | 765 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,034 | 1:45,000 | 1,881 |
| Tanzania | 99% | 782 | 1:67,504 | 4,433 |
| Niger | 96% | 760 | 1:25,242 | 1,645 |
| Panama | 100% | 759 | 1:5,147 | 859 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 731 | 1:4,689 | 470 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 527 | 1:489,495 | 37,057 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 466 | 1:66,065 | 2,227 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 388 | 1:12,289 | 1,052 |
| Latvia | 100% | 378 | 1:5,332 | 495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70% | 308 | 1:26,469 | 2,623 |
| Italy | 100% | 246 | 1:248,220 | 3,320 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 197 | 1:109,698 | 5,571 |
| England | 96% | 183 | 1:303,841 | 7,652 |
| Thailand | 100% | 152 | 1:460,959 | 22,512 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 139 | 1:121,598 | 5,762 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 136 | 1:53,212 | 1,912 |
| Canada | 100% | 118 | 1:280,791 | 9,283 |
| Germany | 100% | 100 | 1:966,779 | 7,684 |
| Greece | 100% | 90 | 1:121,495 | 3,045 |
| Malaysia | 92% | 87 | 1:349,999 | 17,071 |
| Portugal | - | 83 | 1:125,432 | 3,169 |
| South Africa | 100% | 50 | 1:1,090,653 | 40,324 |
| Mozambique | - | 49 | 1:555,987 | 1,346 |
| Suriname | 100% | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Belize | 100% | 47 | 1:7,538 | 1,278 |
| Russia | 98% | 46 | 1:3,135,515 | 18,025 |
| Sweden | 100% | 39 | 1:252,767 | 8,142 |
| Mongolia | 100% | 37 | 1:79,319 | 5,615 |
| Qatar | 100% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 33 | 1:107,585 | 1,960 |
| France | 100% | 32 | 1:2,077,198 | 12,077 |
| Wales | 87% | 28 | 1:110,511 | 2,590 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 24 | 1:1,895,830 | 4,899 |
| Nepal | 94% | 22 | 1:1,294,880 | 24,945 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 21 | 1:391,119 | 6,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 20 | 1:298,664 | 11,960 |
| Taiwan | - | 20 | 1:1,188,484 | 41,438 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 19 | 1:507,523 | 10,355 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Cape Verde | - | 16 | 1:33,072 | 1,892 |
| Ireland | 100% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Norway | 100% | 14 | 1:366,595 | 7,406 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Belgium | 67% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Uganda | 75% | 11 | 1:3,723,356 | 37,848 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Croatia | 100% | 9 | 1:468,564 | 5,419 |
| Finland | 50% | 9 | 1:609,243 | 6,562 |
| Georgia | 82% | 8 | 1:467,308 | 8,891 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 8 | 1:1,927,977 | 54,057 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 6 | 1:32,000 | 2,340 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Czechia | 100% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
The alternate forms: Maíra (22,092), Máira (32), Maïra (25), Mairá (6), Mairã (1) & Maìra (1) are calculated separately.
Maira (14,444) may also be a surname.
Maira Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Celtic name, which means 'filled with mirth' or 'jolly' in Gaelic.
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Maira Demographics
Maira Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 582 (2014)
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Phonetically Similar Names
Maira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maira in the Russian language | ||
| Маира | maira | - |
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Footnotes
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