Majira Surname
Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname
Majira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 901 | 1:58,759 | 6,342 |
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 293 | 1:52,690 | 8,013 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Majira (2,231) may also be a first name.
Majira Demographics
Majira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Majira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Majira (Bengali: মজিরা, Hindi: मजीरा, Marathi: मजीरा, Oriya: ମାଜିରା) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Majira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 238,041st most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,324,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Majira are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Majira is also the 158,233rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 2,231 people.
The surname Majira is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 58,759. In Tanzania Majira is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 49 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 35 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Majira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Majira last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majira in the Bengali language | ||
| মজিরা | majira | - |
| Majira in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଜିରା | majira | 84.38 |
| ମଜିରା | majira | 12.5 |
| ମାଜୀରା | majira | 3.13 |
| Majira in the Marathi language | ||
| मजीरा | majira | 83.33 |
| माजीदा | majida | 8.33 |
| माजीरा | majira | 8.33 |
| Majira in the Hindi language | ||
| मजीरा | majira | 66.85 |
| माजिरा | majira | 23.76 |
| मजिरा | majira | 6.63 |
| माजीरा | majira | 1.66 |
| माघिरा | maghira | 0.55 |
| मजोरा | majora | 0.55 |
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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 Majira
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