Maira Surname
Approximately 14,444 people bear this surname
Maira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,294 | 1:10,000 | 1,297 |
| Brazil | 3,195 | 1:67,003 | 2,496 |
| Italy | 990 | 1:61,774 | 11,042 |
| India | 873 | 1:878,655 | 38,438 |
| Chile | 795 | 1:22,159 | 1,369 |
| Papua New Guinea | 442 | 1:18,447 | 1,859 |
| United States | 361 | 1:1,004,041 | 74,162 |
| Kenya | 356 | 1:129,719 | 10,668 |
| Zimbabwe | 262 | 1:58,925 | 8,936 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| Bolivia | 181 | 1:58,654 | 2,943 |
| Uganda | 175 | 1:223,082 | 17,283 |
| Peru | 166 | 1:191,471 | 9,048 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| Pakistan | 117 | 1:1,526,871 | 16,479 |
| Spain | 116 | 1:403,035 | 21,972 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Niger | 35 | 1:548,343 | 14,024 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Maíra (71), Máira (11), Maïra (2) & Maìra (1) are calculated separately.
Maira (160,578) may also be a first name.
Maira Demographics
Maira Political Affiliation
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Maira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maira (Arabic: معايري, Bengali: মাইরা, Georgian: მაირა, Hindi: मैरा, Marathi: मैरा, Oriya: ମଇରା, Russian: Маира) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Maíra, Máira, Maïra or Maìra. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maira is the 36,519th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 504,538 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Maira live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,557th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 160,578 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,294 people, or 1 in 10,000. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 49 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Maira is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.
Maira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Maira has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 36,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Maira surname are 12.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.22% being registered with the party.
The amount Maira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 229.25% more than the national average, earning €98,875 per year; in Peru they earn 32.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,003 per year; in United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,503 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maira in the Georgian language | ||
| მაირა | maira | - |
| Maira in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଇରା | ma'ira | 85.71 |
| ମାଇରା | ma'ira | 14.29 |
| Maira in the Marathi language | ||
| मैरा | maira | 70 |
| माईरा | ma'ira | 25 |
| मईरा | ma'ira | 5 |
| Maira in the Bengali language | ||
| মাইরা | ma'ira | 50 |
| মইরা | ma'ira | 50 |
| Maira in the Hindi language | ||
| मैरा | maira | 36.47 |
| मैड़ा | maira | 28.24 |
| माीरा | maira | 13.33 |
| मीरा | mira | 7.45 |
| मईड़ा | ma'ira | 6.67 |
| माइरा | ma'ira | 3.14 |
| मायरा | mayara | 1.57 |
| मिरा | mira | 0.78 |
| मैरां | mairam | 0.39 |
| मईरा | ma'ira | 0.39 |
| माईरा | ma'ira | 0.39 |
| मइरा | ma'ira | 0.39 |
| माइड़ा | ma'ira | 0.39 |
| Maira in the Russian language | ||
| Маира | maira | - |
| Maira in the Arabic language | ||
| معايري | mayry | - |
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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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