Meeraz Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Meeraz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 105 | 1:306,221 | 4,829 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Meeraz (446) may also be a first name.
Meeraz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meeraz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meeraz (Hindi: मीराज़) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meeraz? popularity and diffusion
Meeraz is the 1,727,723rd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meeraz live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 405,761st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 446 people.
The surname Meeraz is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 306,221. In Afghanistan Meeraz is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 23 percent are found, Balkh, where 12 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meeraz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meeraz in the Hindi language | ||
| मीराज़ | miraza | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meeraz
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