Midir Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Midir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Midir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Midir (98) may also be a first name.

Midir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Midir (Hindi: मिदिर, Marathi: िमदीर, Oriya: ମିଦିର) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Midir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Midir live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Midir is also the 956,749th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 98 people.

Midir is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 65 percent live, East New Britain, where 22 percent live and West Sepik, where 4 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Midire9135/
Midoir9126/
Maidir9112/
Misdir911/
Mgidir911/
Middir911/
Midier911/
Mhaidir83170/
Mihdhir832/
Maidair831/
Middier831/
Mider803,560/
Mudir80368/
Medir80157/
Midre8068/
Midér8020/
Midder731,212/
Meider73578/
Maider73488/
Muhdir73185/
Mieder73158/
Maidre7394/
Mudhir7389/
Midere7328/
Mudier7318/
Mudair7314/
Muider739/
Muidre739/
Midher736/
Mehdir735/
Medair735/
Moider734/
Medhir734/
Muddir733/
Middre733/
Medire733/
Medier733/
Mudeir732/
Medeir731/
Medgir731/
Muduir731/
Mioder731/
Miodyr731/
Meddir731/
Midert730/
Maaider67239/
Mhaider67174/
Meidert6777/
Maidere6745/
Maidher6711/
Meidger675/
Middder673/
M'Hider671/
Midderr671/
Muhdier671/
Mudhhir671/
Medirth671/
Medeire671/
Meadier671/
Maideer671/
Mishder670/
Meedier670/

Midir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Midir in the Oriya language
ମିଦିରmidira-
Midir in the Marathi language
िमदीरimadira-
Midir in the Hindi language
मिदिरmidira50
मिदीरmidira50

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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 Midir
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