Miranda Surname

324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Panama

Miranda Surname Definition:

One who came from Miranda (admired place), the name of places in Spain and Portugal.

From the Spanish "mirar" - to look. Could refer to a high place that serves as a lookout. Place name in Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela.

Surname originating in Asturias and also found in Galicia, Burgos, Guipúzcoa, Oviedo, Castile, Andalusia, Vizcaya, Navarre, and Aragon.

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Miranda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil415,4151:51565
Mexico235,5231:52781
Philippines101,2581:1,00049
United States83,2481:4,354483
Chile81,4271:21637
Argentina77,3551:55367
Angola69,8061:38767
Colombia62,6691:762159
Peru54,1011:58780
Guatemala45,6481:35261
Bolivia44,5421:23835
Mozambique37,0791:735166
Spain34,5111:1,355144
Cuba29,6931:38861
Portugal28,3071:36861
Nicaragua27,7441:21738
Panama27,2541:14418
Honduras23,2041:38087
Ecuador22,8891:695101
El Salvador21,3671:29762
Venezuela20,5981:1,466265
Paraguay17,7371:408104
Costa Rica17,5391:27375
Puerto Rico16,2121:21954
Italy8,2481:7,4151,017
India8,0961:94,7466,252
Dominican Republic5,9011:1,768275
France3,9261:16,9191,846
Uruguay3,3911:1,012110
Indonesia3,1471:42,0244,818
Canada2,8341:13,0011,926
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
Cape Verde1,4951:35466
England1,3891:40,1145,166
Australia1,2471:21,6492,996
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Belize5431:655136
Thailand5361:131,78820,176
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Switzerland3611:22,7503,596
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Germany3591:224,24925,098
South Africa3491:155,23717,537
Netherlands3421:49,3788,451
Malaysia3381:87,2616,089
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Belgium2371:48,5097,894
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Suriname2111:2,619399
Cameroon1801:115,38413,316
United Arab Emirates1741:52,6575,214
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Swaziland1521:8,541460
Oman1491:24,7512,152
São Tomé and Príncipe1191:1,491203
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
Guam1111:1,443203
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Taiwan991:236,8161,987
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Andorra851:986159
Norway831:61,9558,821
Namibia731:33,0054,897
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Senegal601:242,9891,529
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Trinidad and Tobago551:24,8002,724
Austria511:166,96921,809
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Greece331:335,75147,626
Scotland331:162,2379,329
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Finland301:183,22315,926
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Hong Kong261:282,1343,075
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Wales251:123,7819,267
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Aruba231:4,499638
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
United States Virgin Islands191:5,809896
East Timor161:75,996145
Guinea-Bissau161:108,001107
Laos161:411,770354
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Bermuda121:5,440820
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Macau81:75,204441
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Albania61:485,67618,535
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Gambia41:480,863548
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montserrat11:4,947471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:163,57914,871

The alternate forms: Mirandâ (1), Mirànda (1) & Míranda (1) are calculated separately.

Miranda (170,016) may also be a first name.

Miranda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Miranda (admired place), the name of places in Spain and Portugal.

From the Spanish "mirar" - to look. Could refer to a high place that serves as a lookout. Place name in Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela.

Surname originating in Asturias and also found in Galicia, Burgos, Guipúzcoa, Oviedo, Castile, Andalusia, Vizcaya, Navarre, and Aragon. Name of several villages near Oviedo, Burgos, and Salamanca. Derived from latin "mirabilis" - admirable, marvelous.

From the latin "mirari" which means to be amazed. The word "miranda" probably refers to a place that should be admired.

Asturian name later found in Galicia, Basque region, Navarre and the Indies.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Portugese, Spanish) One who came from Miranda (admired place), the name of places in Spain and Portugal.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Portuguese toponymic from the region with the same name.

- mfariacastro

Miranda Last Name Facts

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

Miranda (Arabic: ميراند, Bengali: মিরিণ্ডা, Georgian: მირანდა, Hindi: मिरान्डा, Marathi: िमरांडा, Oriya: ମିରା, Russian: Миранда) is most common in Brazil. It can occur as a variant: Mirandâ, Mirànda or Míranda. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miranda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 324th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,429 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Miranda are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Luso-South America. Miranda is also the 6,175th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 170,016 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 415,415 people, or 1 in 515. In Brazil Miranda is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Bahia, where 10 percent are found. Other than Brazil it occurs in 174 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Miranda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Miranda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Miranda surname increased 27,117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 19,843 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miranda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Miranda last name is chiefly Orthodox (40%) in Russia and Maronite (29%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Miranda surname are 41.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Miranda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning €24,693 per year; in Norway they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning 265,054 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,146 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.73% more than the national average, earning R 351,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.51% less than the national average, earning $19,408,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $38,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,177 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirandâ951/
Mirànda951/
Míranda951/
Miranday931,131/
Mirandad93151/
Meiranda9382/
Mirandas9369/
Mirandah9349/
Mirandha9344/
Mairanda9342/
Mirranda9341/
Mirandaa9328/
Mirannda9315/
Miraanda9312/
Mirandda9312/
Mmiranda9310/
Mioranda939/
Mireanda936/
Mirandaz936/
Mitranda935/
Mirzanda934/
Mirandea933/
Mieranda932/
Moiranda932/
Mirandap932/
Mirandai932/
Mirandat931/
Mirandaç931/
Mirhanda931/
Moirandat8844/
Mirandeau881/
Mirrandah881/
D'Miranda881/
Mirando866,074/
Muranda865,305/
Mirande863,034/
Meranda861,210/
Mirandi86468/
Myranda8672/
Miramda8656/
Mirandy8655/
Mironda8626/
Mirandé869/
Mirandý861/
Mirandè861/
Miorando80754/
Mirandeh80554/
Miorandi80452/
Mirander80162/
Mirandez80161/
Mirandes80104/
Mirandou8033/
Merandat8025/
Meeranda8014/
Meranday8014/
Mairandi8013/
Murandai809/
Meirandy806/
Misrandi806/
Mairando806/
Mairande805/
Meyranda804/
Mirandie803/
Murandah802/
Mirandet802/
Mirandés802/
Meirandi802/
Mayranda801/
Mirandos801/
Myrandah801/
Mirandêz801/
Mirandoo801/
Mirandei801/
Muraanda801/
Mirhandy801/
Merandda801/
Mérandat801/
Merandah801/
Mirandgi801/
Mirandhi801/
Mirandis801/
Merranda800/
Mirandashht7821/
Meerandad756/
Mireander753/
Meerandaa751/
Mitroonda751/
Mairondai751/
Miramdeau751/
Merandais751/
Mehrandaz751/
Mirhandeh751/
Mirandish751/
Mirandeth750/
Mairandie750/
Muronda712,709/
Merande71451/
Merandi71407/
Meronda71325/
Merando71314/
Mirondo71258/
Mirondi7170/
Murando7164/
Mironde7121/
Merandy7115/
Miramdeaux711/
Miramdi711/
Meramda711/
Miramde711/
Mirondy711/
Mérando711/
Merandet6761/
Metrando6742/
Merandez6734/
Myrander6716/
Mirhamdi676/
Merandes674/
Murondah673/
Merander673/
Mehrandi671/
Muroonda671/
Mairamdo671/
Murhonda671/
Merandio671/
Merandis671/
Merandoz671/
Merrando671/
Mehrandasht671/
Miorondi671/
Merronda670/

Miranda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miranda in the Georgian language
მირანდაmiranda-
Miranda in the Bengali language
মিরিণ্ডাmirinda-
Miranda in the Marathi language
िमरांडाimaranda89.12
िमरंडाimaranda4.17
िमरान्डाimaranda1.81
मीरांडाmiranda1.05
िमरांदाimaranda0.92
िमरांन्डाimarannda0.44
िमरन्डाimaranda0.44
िमरांडimaranda0.39
िमरनडाimaranada0.26
िमरंदाimaranda0.22
िमिंरडाiminrada0.22
िरचडर्iracadar0.13
िमरानदाimaranada0.09
िमरान्दाimaranda0.09
मरांडाmaranda0.04
िरनसनiranasana0.04
मेरान्डाmeranda0.04
मीरेन्डाmirenda0.04
िपरांडाiparanda0.04
मीरांजmiranja0.04
ोिरडाoirada0.04
रंडरrandara0.04
Miranda in the Oriya language
ମିରାmira50
ମିରାାmiraa25
ମିରାନନ୍ାmiranana25
Miranda in the Hindi language
मिरान्डाmiranda38.89
मिरान्दाmiranda22.22
मिरांडाmiranda16.67
मिरण्डाmiranda16.67
मिरन्डाmiranda5.56
Miranda in the Russian language
Мирандаmiranda-
Miranda in the Arabic language
ميراندmyrand-
ميرنداmyrnda-
ميرانداmyranda-

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Miranda Reference & Research

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