Macira Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Macira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Macira (109) may also be a first name.
Macira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Macira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Macira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Macira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Macira is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Macira reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most numerous first name globally, held by 109 people.
Macira is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania Macira is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 52 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 26 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Macira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Macira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮ | masyr | 41.67 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﻩ | masyrh | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﺍ | masyra | 16.67 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﻯ | masyry | 8.33 |
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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
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- 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 Macira
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