Mirgaliev Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Mirgaliev 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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Mirgaliev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6901:208,87422,842
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Mirgaliev 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

Mirgaliev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mirgaliev (Russian: Миргалиев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirgaliev? popularity and diffusion

Mirgaliev is the 444,536th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Mirgaliev reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 690 people, or 1 in 208,874. In Russia it is most numerous in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 37 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 23 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 14 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 3 percent live.

Mirgaliev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mirgaliev last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mirgaliev last name are 30.82% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 77.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mirgaliev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirgaliev in the Russian language
Миргалиевmirgaliev-

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