Mi Surname

359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Mi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India687,4981:1,116113
China488,5941:2,798167
Myanmar218,8521:23749
Vietnam13,0651:7,091233
Cambodia12,3171:1,257311
Indonesia3,6221:36,5134,249
Taiwan1,3181:17,788263
Malaysia4011:73,5525,297
Japan3951:323,65611,552
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Pakistan3631:492,1328,558
South Korea2271:225,728194
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Chile191:927,18319,125
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
England81:6,964,757184,742
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: (1) are calculated separately.

Mi (941,580) may also be a first name.

Mi Last Name Facts

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

Mi (Bengali: মী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻲ, Hindi: मी, Marathi: मी, Oriya: ମି, Russian: Ми) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as: . Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 359th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,105 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mi reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 970th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 941,580 people.

The surname Mi is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 687,498 people, or 1 in 1,116. In India Mi is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 94 percent live, Haryana, where 5 percent live and Gujarat, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in China, where 34 percent live and Myanmar, where 15 percent live.

Mi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mi has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mi surname rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mi last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Mi earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $59,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
Mai801,714,017/
Mei801,162,618/
Moi8073,528/
Mui8019,409/
Mis8017,396/
Miy8011,945/
Mio8011,902/
Mit8011,201/
Mii809,267/
Mie809,199/
Mih804,379/
Mij803,478/
Mid801,040/
Miz80806/
Mhi80180/
Mmi80159/
Mip80121/
Hmi8029/
Mgi8027/
Myi8023/
Miş8011/
Miș808/
Mói806/
Mái803/
Miå802/
Mũi801/
Méi801/
Maia67262,701/
Muis6721,837/
Maiz6713,760/
Miss6711,112/
Muid679,142/
Mitt678,128/
Moiz677,449/
Maid677,324/
Mais676,519/
Meis676,297/
Muiz676,159/
Mish675,751/
Mait674,182/
Mich674,049/
Maai673,953/
Mois673,477/
Moid673,073/
Moit672,806/
Maih672,548/
Miea672,498/
Muit672,085/
Mist671,897/
Hmid671,730/
Moij671,723/
Mieh671,622/
Meij671,389/
Maip671,324/
Meid671,211/
Mije67901/
Meit67842/
Maiß67552/
Maij67504/
Muić67345/
Meić67275/
Moih67263/
Mgoi67253/
'Mei67237/
Moiş67224/
Maiy67199/
Mioa67190/
Moiy67162/
Muij67161/
Muih67151/
Moiș67118/
Muip67115/
Mmei67113/
Mihe67111/
Mitd67111/
Meih67101/
Mmui6790/
Meiz6771/
Mhai6763/
Midh6751/
Miey6736/
Mmai6730/
Mhii6728/
Moip6728/
Mhio6727/
Maić6726/
Mmoi6724/
Mišt6722/
Midt6721/
Mgai6721/
Mihd6719/
Mijh6717/
Meip6717/
Hmit6714/
Misd6714/
Mizz6711/
Máiz6711/
Mhoi6710/
Midd677/
Muui677/
Mhid677/
Mihs677/
Hmiz676/
Muiy676/
Mihp676/
'Mui675/
Mmij675/
Mmii674/
Mgii674/
Mhui673/
Mijj673/
Hmis673/
Meič673/
Miph673/
M'Ih672/
Hmei672/
Mioj672/
Mhgi672/
Hmai672/
Mizt672/
Mhih672/
M'Mi672/
Hmmi672/
Mhhi672/
Mhit672/
Misp672/
Mhei672/
Mipf672/
Miht671/
Mijd671/
Mipp671/
Mitp671/
Miej671/
Mmit671/
Mihh671/
Mmhi671/
Mihz671/
Mijz671/
Moić671/
Misė671/
Miśś671/
Mági671/
Mégi671/
Åmid671/
Șmit671/
Mizp671/
Mmid671/
Mmio671/
Mmip671/
Mmiy671/
Mmmi671/
Mhiz671/
Mgih671/
Mijt671/
Midp671/
Hmih671/

Mi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mi in the Bengali language
মীmi-
Mi in the Marathi language
मीmi-
Mi in the Oriya language
ମିmi97
ମୀmi2
Mi in the Hindi language
मीmi92.55
मिmi4.13
ंीmi0.15
ंिmi0.02
मि॰mi0.01
मी॰mi0.01
Mi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻲmy33.33
ﺍﻣﻰamy33.33
ﺍﻡam33.33
Mi in the Russian language
Миmi-

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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
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  • 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 Mi
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