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Where Does The Last Name Maira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Maira (Arabic: معايري, Bengali: মাইরা, Georgian: მაირა, Hindi: मैरा, Marathi: मैरा, Oriya: ମଇରା, Russian: Маира) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Maíra, Máira, Maïra or Maìra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Maira is the 36,519^th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 504,538 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Maira are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maira is also the 6,557^th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 160,578 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,294 people, or 1 in 10,000. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 49 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.

Maira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Maira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maira last name expanded 36,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Maira surname are 12.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.22% being registered to vote for the political 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.