Mira Surname

4,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mira Surname User-submission:

The Mira surname comes from the Kurdish word miran, which means 'princesses'. It is a name of big tribe in Kurdistan.

Mira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India27,9061:27,4872,059
Afghanistan23,4071:1,374171
Spain11,5961:4,032499
Philippines9,7901:10,341985
Colombia8,5121:5,613797
Bangladesh6,8491:23,2671,601
Egypt6,1021:15,0661,788
Brazil5,8361:36,6821,514
Portugal5,3121:1,961289
Indonesia3,4841:37,9594,401
El Salvador2,9581:2,145349
Algeria2,9251:13,2072,347
France2,5911:25,6363,065
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
United States1,9331:187,51118,636
Argentina1,6891:25,3072,132
Russia1,5851:90,92911,309
Morocco1,2271:28,0984,481
Chile1,0891:16,1771,143
Saudi Arabia1,0341:29,8414,317
Italy1,0301:59,37510,624
South Africa9931:54,5606,934
Mexico9591:129,4334,276
Iran5721:134,23512,185
Romania5461:36,7734,700
Moldova3061:11,6382,010
Kazakhstan2821:62,7047,747
Pakistan2671:669,07810,262
Honduras2351:37,5171,100
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
Malaysia1941:152,0329,488
Belarus1911:49,7448,497
Poland1861:204,34827,190
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
Taiwan1711:137,1041,230
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Albania1561:18,6803,235
Uruguay1561:21,9982,542
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
Guatemala1361:118,2553,124
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
England1281:435,29729,139
Cuba1251:92,1822,885
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Nepal1041:273,8553,386
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Ecuador751:212,0788,027
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Haiti631:169,5866,914
Israel631:135,83514,591
Australia601:449,92835,109
Tunisia541:11,3081,865
Panama521:75,2363,168
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Greece311:357,41349,581
Belize291:12,2581,436
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Armenia191:154,2204,685
Azerbaijan191:507,8499,707
Sweden191:518,25037,550
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria131:655,03358,041
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Serbia81:893,11828,088
China71:195,331,65210,124
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
East Timor41:303,982255
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Palau11:21,643223
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Mirà (9), Míra (6), Mirá (2) & Mirâ (1) are calculated separately.

Mira (1,514,006) may also be a first name.

Mira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mira surname comes from the Kurdish word miran, which means 'princesses'. It is a name of big tribe in Kurdistan.

- deljeen2020

Mira Last Name Facts

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

Mira (Arabic: ميرآ, Bengali: মীরা, Georgian: მირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: मीरा, Marathi: मीरा, Oriya: ମୀରା, Russian: Мира, Tibetan: མི་ར་) is most common in India. It can be found as: Mirà, Míra, Mirá or Mirâ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mira is the 4,092nd most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 53,076 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Mira live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 23 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mira is also the 483rd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 1,514,006 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 27,906 people, or 1 in 27,487. In India Mira is most common in: Gujarat, where 78 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 147 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

Mira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mira last name rose 7,159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mira surname are 34.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.79% more than the national average, earning €42,880 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.35% less than the national average, earning R 84,708 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $27,089,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $46,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirà929/
Míra926/
Mirá922/
Mirâ921/
Mirza89470,677/
Mitra89288,362/
Misra89124,383/
Meira8952,622/
Miraj8934,167/
Miraz8918,215/
Mihra8917,602/
Maira8914,444/
Miras8914,245/
Mirea8913,522/
Mirra896,776/
Miora896,457/
Mirah894,000/
Mirat893,509/
Mirga892,939/
Miera892,625/
Mirad891,836/
Mirau891,157/
Moira891,054/
Mirai89902/
Miray89443/
Mijra89427/
Miraa89369/
Muira89328/
Mirap89122/
Mmira89108/
Mhira8966/
Hmira8956/
Miraś8954/
Miraç8949/
Mirha8945/
Mgira8934/
Máira8911/
Miroa894/
Miraß893/
Miréa891/
Maitra8043,464/
Mirajh8011,214/
Mitrea807,908/
Moitra806,346/
Mitrap806,106/
Mirzai803,447/
Mittra803,334/
Mairaj802,421/
Mierau801,569/
Mithra801,314/
Mitrat80638/
Mirhaj80631/
Mairat80590/
Moiras80536/
Meiray80507/
Miraya80440/
Mirzea80440/
Misraa80435/
Meiras80416/
Misrat80322/
Moiray80318/
Mairau80282/
Miraux80242/
Mihrat80228/
Miraja80224/
Mi'raj80223/
Mitras80200/
Mairai80199/
Mairah80180/
Mairay80168/
Misrha80138/
Misrai80112/
Mirash80106/
Mirras8099/
Mirzha8090/
Meirza8086/
Mierea8086/
Miraut8078/
Mirats8068/
Mitrai8061/
Muirah8054/
Mirach8053/
Mirzaa8050/
Miraud8050/
Miraph8050/
Miraaj8047/
Mirzay8045/
Miraia8041/
Miradh8040/
Mairza8037/
Mirgay8036/
Misrad8035/
Maaira8035/
Muiras8035/
Mihraj8033/
Mairaz8028/
Miroľa8027/
Moirat8026/
Meiraj8023/
Mairas8023/
Mihrap8023/
Mitraš8023/
Muiray8022/
Misrra8019/
Mirahy8018/
Miorea8018/
Mmiroa8018/
Mirhai8017/
Mirais8017/
Mitray8016/
Mirrah8015/
Miraai8015/
Mitraa8014/
Mairad8014/
Mirhas8013/
Miraus8013/
Meirau8013/
Meiraz8012/
Mirray8012/
Mirads8012/
Mierza8012/
Maihra8011/
Misray8011/
Mitrra8011/
Mihtra8010/
Meirea8010/
Mirgai8010/
Miraiz8010/
Miraaz809/
Mirhat809/
Maisra808/
Mirrha808/
Mirait808/
Moirai807/
Mirhaz807/
Mirrza807/
Mihrad807/
Misras807/
Mairea807/
Miraat807/
Mirzra806/
Mirraj806/
Meirga806/
Mitrad806/
Mhisra805/
Miraha805/
Meirad805/
Mihrah805/
Mierra805/
Miradz805/
Muirad805/
Meitra804/
Moirad804/
Muisra804/
Mirraz804/
Mairga804/
Meirat804/
Mitraz804/
Mieray803/
Misrea803/
Miehra803/
Mierah803/
Mirass803/
Moirau803/
Mirrai803/
Mmisra802/
Mirrad802/
Meiraa802/
Mairaa802/
Mirrat802/
Mieyra802/
Mmirza802/
Muitra801/
Mairra801/
Mijhra801/
Mijraj801/
Miraad801/
Miraah801/
Miradd801/
Mirahu801/
Miraij801/
Miraip801/
Miraiy801/
Mirraa801/
Mmitra801/
Moirza801/
Hmaira801/
Miratt801/
Mhirga801/
Mairha801/
Mairoa801/
Hmirat801/
Mirasz801/
Mirayt801/
Mira's801/
Mioraj801/
Mijtra801/
Mhiraj801/
Mierha801/
Moirea801/
Muirza801/
Mitraś801/
Mitraş801/
Miruňa801/
Miread801/
Meiroa801/
Mihras801/
Hmirza801/
Mieraj801/
Miraãa801/
Moiroa801/
Meisra801/
Misrau801/
Misraz801/
Mhaira801/
Miraas801/
Miraid801/
Mirajd801/
Mirays801/
Mirhad800/
Meirra800/
Mireas800/
Mera75150,882/
Mura75121,460/
Miro7543,834/
Mire7529,749/
Miri7527,381/
Miry75929/
Myra75565/
Miró75487/
Mirj7581/
Méra7516/
Mirò757/
Miré753/
Mirault73723/
Moireau73465/
Mairaja73230/
Moiraud73177/
Mitraud73131/
Mhiorga7394/
Mairaha7376/
Mairaiy7363/
Maitrat7353/
Maitray7341/
Misrach7335/
Mairead7334/
Mairaya7324/
Mirasch7322/
Mhairat7321/
Mitrach7320/
Mishhra7319/
Meirath7318/
Mairaaj7318/
Meiraud7318/
Mirhaus7315/
Mireaux7314/
Moiraha7314/
Maihraj7310/
Mairgai739/
Mireash739/
Mireaud738/
Mahaira737/
Maithra737/
Mitrray737/
Maheira736/
Mheirat735/
Maittra735/
Mirzaha735/
Mirrach734/
Maitras734/
Maitrai734/
Miraash734/
Mirasht734/
Muirhad733/
Mithraa733/
Mithray733/
Mithras733/
Mmierai733/
Mairais733/
Miraajh733/
Mhaitra732/
Mirraja732/
Moitrra732/
Moirais732/
Mirahaj732/
Mitrash732/
Moittra731/
Maisrat731/
Mirzhaa731/
Mihrash731/
Miratch731/
Mirhaid731/
Mirreau731/
Miszhra731/
Mitreau731/
Maairaj731/
Mairaai731/
Mairajj731/
Mairaph731/
Mairaux731/
Mirajje731/
Mijraaj731/
Mhirach731/
Miereau731/
Moiraai731/
Mithrat731/
Mithrau731/
Misread731/
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Mirraat731/
Meireau731/
Meirzai731/
Meiratz731/
M'Miraa731/
Mairach731/
Maairat731/
Muirray730/
Miorray730/
Mairiea730/
Mehra6775,496/
Murai6770,698/
Murah6755,012/
Mirie6746,841/
Meraz6745,750/
Merga6740,070/
Merah6727,655/
Meraj6726,446/
Maire6721,623/
Misri6720,680/
Merad6715,357/
Mitri6713,953/
Murau6712,462/
Mayra6712,424/
Muirhead6711,618/
Mitre6710,009/
Meera676,670/
Merza676,386/
Mitro676,135/
Mitry675,824/
Mirge675,756/
Miere675,192/
Merat674,506/
Mairi674,125/
Mirro673,690/
Mireh673,589/
Murha673,585/
Meras673,575/
Miret673,364/
Merai672,888/
Mirzo672,814/
Muraa672,728/
Miros672,695/
Merha672,676/
Mires672,670/
Murra672,656/
Mairo672,628/
Metra672,437/
Myrza672,339/
Mirre672,266/
Meire672,176/
Mirje672,095/
Meray672,093/
Moyra672,018/
Mirot671,942/
Mireault671,892/
Mirip671,891/
Miori671,833/
Maheiray671,644/
Meara671,593/
Mirri671,511/
Murea671,418/
Muray671,392/
Mirit671,390/
Merra671,333/
Miroo671,072/
Mhura671,021/
Mesra67996/
Moire67909/
Misro67848/
Mirou67825/
Mirez67818/
Myhra67816/
Mhiri67722/
Meiri67597/
Miero67592/
Mirze67584/
Meiro67571/
Meraa67570/
Miroi67540/
Myrat67521/
Miree67519/
Mirey67490/
Mîrza67453/
Mairy67447/
Mirer67433/
Mhera67430/
Mgera67411/
Miroy67379/
Misry67368/
Mitró67366/
Mmera67362/
Mirid67347/
Merea67344/
Miroh67316/
Miriz67290/
Muura67288/
Moiro67283/
Mirys67279/
Hmiri67276/
Meura67263/
Miryo67260/
Miris67251/
Hmura67250/
Mieri67243/
Mérai67241/
Mirii67213/
Muhra67211/
Majra67194/
Mhire67169/
Miroj67145/
Maitreau67143/
Moireaud67138/
Mirgi67132/
Mittrach67130/
Mhiro67130/
Miroś67130/
Meyra67128/
Miroz67125/
Mirio67125/
Mahairas67116/
Mirzi67116/
Merap67116/
Mérat67116/
Hmíra67104/
Merau67102/
Moiri6795/
Myrga6790/
Mired6786/
Mirih6783/
Moghiray6781/
Moiry6780/
Maireaux6778/
Misre6778/
Mirep6778/
Mirod6772/
Maíra6771/
Miery6769/
Muiri6768/
Meiry6766/
Hmyra6764/
Mirej6761/
Muire6748/
Myrha6746/
Miriy6743/
Méray6743/
Mürau6737/
Mhaitras6736/
Murșa6735/
Myrah6734/
Meroa6733/
Hmiró6733/
Mirgo6731/
Myrau6731/
Mitră6730/
Mirão6729/
Mirjh6728/
Mirás6726/
Hmiro6725/
Meireaux6725/
Muiry6724/
Mirei6724/
Đmura6724/
Myray6724/
Muiro6723/
Muera6722/
Myrad6722/
Mihri6720/
Mirgahei6720/
Myras6719/
Müray6719/
Mujra6718/
Mirij6718/
Moireaux6718/
Mahairay6716/
Mytra6715/
Mojra6715/
Mirui6715/
Mejra6714/
Miore6711/
Mirry6711/
Mgiri6710/
Mirhi6710/
Mireu6710/
Mirzahai679/
Maairaya679/
Mairé679/
Mmiro678/
Mysra677/
Maairaha677/
Mairahau677/
Märza676/
Mirzy675/
Mirho675/
Mirop675/
Mhiry675/
Mioro675/
Mirajová675/
Mijre675/
Mmiri675/
'Miri675/
Mirhe675/
Mhaitrai674/
Mijro674/
Mgire674/
Mirojova674/
Myrra674/
Mérad674/
Muraň674/
Miruo674/
Mitraitė674/
Meiraitė674/
D'Moirah674/
Miory674/
Muyra673/
Miryi673/
Méras673/
Moiré673/
Myraj673/
Miruj672/
Mairhead672/
Mitré672/
Myrai672/
Mjrha672/
Mirhy672/
Meiraitt672/
Mairehau671/
Maheirat671/
Mirohova671/
Mirreaux671/
Mjrza671/
Mérah671/
Mihro671/
Máyra671/
Maýra671/
Mırza671/
Mairaisz671/
Mairj671/
Hmera671/
Mirajova671/
Mioré671/
Mijri671/
Muireach671/
Muirheap671/
Muirí671/
Muraï671/
Mirré671/
Mirzahah671/
Mirzahei671/
Mirzá671/
Miràs671/
Miráz671/
Mirès671/
Mirés671/
Mireţ671/
Mirjj671/
Mirós671/
Miroș671/
Mirrajje671/
Meiré671/
Merșa671/
Myora671/
Myraz671/
Máire671/
Métra671/
Moirj671/
Mgiro671/
Myroa671/
Myrea670/
Mitreaud670/

Mira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mira in the Georgian language
მირაmira-
Mira in the Tibetan language
མི་ར་mira-
Mira in the Marathi language
मीराmira99.8
मीरmira0.1
मीऱाmira0.07
मिराmira0.03
Mira in the Hindi language
मीराmira99.47
मिराmira0.5
्मीराmira0
मीरांmiram0
मीड़ाmira0
शेरsera0
मीठाmitha0
ुमीराumira0
भीरीbhiri0
सीताsita0
मीरोmiro0
तीजाtija0
शीलाsila0
िमराimara0
पीराpira0
मीरा्mira0
मोराmora0
मीराुmirau0
वीराvira0
मेराmera0
म़ीराmaira0
मिश्राmisra0
रामrama0
म्ीराmira0
मीरmira0
गीताgita0
़मीराmira0
नीराnira0
मीरा़mira0
मीनाmina0
मीराज़्miraz0
Mira in the Bengali language
মীরাmira88.48
মিরাmira11.43
Mira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺮﻩmyrh66.67
ﻣﻴﺮmyr33.33
Mira in the Oriya language
ମୀରାmira49.8
ମିରାmira47.67
ମିରmira0.1
ମୀରmira0.02
ମୀତାmita0.02
ମାିର୍mair0.02
Mira in the Russian language
Мираmira-
Mira in the Arabic language
ميرآmyra-
ميراmyra-

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