Menira Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Menira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1171:34,9992,803
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Menira (184) may also be a first name.

Menira Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Menira Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Menira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﺮﺍ, Hindi: मेनिरा) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Menira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menira is the 1,637,889th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Menira live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 671,014th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 184 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 34,999. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 53 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 34 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Menira is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menitra9259/
Meniora9216/
Menirah9212/
Menaira922/
Meniera922/
Menirra921/
Menairay8632/
Meeneira861/
Menirhap861/
Meniraux861/
Menitray860/
Monira8354,734/
Manira835,864/
Menera832,455/
Menjra831,140/
Meniri831,014/
Minira8312/
Menhra837/
Menura836/
Meniro833/
Menire832/
Maneira77990/
Maniera77291/
Mineira77283/
Meniere77274/
Manaira77233/
Manhira77202/
Menerat77194/
Meneray7787/
Miniera7774/
Menoire7765/
Mannira7762/
Monirah7755/
Moniera7736/
Manirah7735/
Manirai7721/
Mingira7721/
Maniray7717/
Meneiro7716/
Mainira7712/
Moneira778/
Menetra778/
Mhenura776/
Menyora776/
Mengiri774/
Mhenera774/
Menairi774/
Mengire773/
Menhraj773/
Menerha773/
Manirau772/
Minaira772/
Monaira772/
Meniery772/
Maenera771/
Maniraa771/
Menerad771/
Meneras771/
Menirie771/
Menurah771/
Moenera771/
Manirha771/
Minirra771/
Menairo771/
Mengera771/
Menieri771/
Meniero771/
Menioro771/
Menuera771/
Meniros771/
Minirah771/
Menairy770/
Meneara770/
Menaitreau7517/
Mhengera7167/
Mainaira7135/
Manoiray7122/
Meinerad7116/
Menetrat7114/
Moeniroh7113/
Menetray7113/
Moingira719/
Man'aira717/
Maingira716/
Mainiray715/
Mhingira714/
Menerath714/
Meneerat714/
Moinirad713/
Meuniere713/
Maniraha712/
Muingira712/
Menereau712/
Manhiraa711/
Mingoira711/
Minierea711/
Mannnira711/
Meneraud711/
Manaaira711/
Manairay711/
Miniraya711/
Minitras711/
Monierah711/
Monairay711/
Meinieri711/
Mineiras711/
Maineira711/
Manhiraj711/
Menitree710/
Manera678,959/
Monera674,040/
Minera671,863/
Manjra671,197/
Menere67361/
Menero67242/
Miniri67220/
Manura67124/
Monura6771/
Meneri6767/
Menery6762/
Menerault6730/
Minura6723/
Maniro6716/
Minire6711/
Miniro679/
Moniro674/
Méniri674/
Mañera674/
Menhri673/
Minjra673/
Ménera673/
Manêra672/
Mynura672/
Menisross671/
Mynera671/
Manéra671/
Moñira671/
Miniry671/
Menhro671/
Menuro671/
Menjri671/
Menetraud671/

Menira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menira in the Hindi language
मेनिराmenira-
Menira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻴﺮﺍmnyra57.89
ﻣﻨﻴﺮﻩmnyrh31.58
ﻣﻨﻴﺮmnyr7.89
ﻣﻮﻧﻴﺮﺓmwnyrt2.63

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menira
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