Mirgaleev Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Mirgaleev Surname User-submission:

This surname has Arabic roots. First part mir or mer is Persian word (changed emir), which means 'leader', 'chieftain'.

Second part got sources from the name Gali, which means 'powerful', 'mighty', 'high-ranked'.

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Mirgaleev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3821:377,28536,833
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mirgaleev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has Arabic roots. First part mir or mer is Persian word (changed emir), which means 'leader', 'chieftain'.

Second part got sources from the name Gali, which means 'powerful', 'mighty', 'high-ranked'.

Also, this surname belonged to emirs, to merchants before 20th century.

- Mirgaliev Semyon

Mirgaleev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mirgaleev (Russian: Миргалеев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirgaleev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 735,823rd most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. Mirgaleev is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Mirgaleev are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 377,285. In Russia it is most frequent in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 34 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 31 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Mirgaleev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mirgaleev surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.33% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mirgaleev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirgaleev in the Russian language
Миргалеевmirgaleev-

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