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Where Does The Last Name Mir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mir (Arabic: ميرّ, Bengali: মীর, Georgian: მირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮ, Hindi: मीर, Marathi: मीर, Oriya: ମିର, Russian: Мир, Tibetan: མིར་) is most common in Afghanistan. It can be rendered as: Mír. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 658^th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,797 people. The last name Mir is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mir live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mir is also the 1,627^th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 608,146 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 236,586 people, or 1 in 136. In Afghanistan Mir is primarily found in: Kabul, where 20 percent live, Nangarhar, where 7 percent live and Herat, where 6 percent live. Beside Afghanistan Mir occurs in 150 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 24 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.

Mir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mir surname rose 14,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mir surname are 7.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.24% less than the national average, earning €11,940 per year; in Norway they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning 313,668 kr per year; in Peru they earn 75.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,106 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.4% less than the national average, earning R 141,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $21,451,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,924 CAD per year.