Miri Surname
Approximately 27,381 people bear this surname
Miri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7,285 | 1:10,540 | 1,409 |
| Morocco | 6,577 | 1:5,242 | 610 |
| India | 3,181 | 1:241,140 | 14,072 |
| Nigeria | 2,873 | 1:61,658 | 4,564 |
| Algeria | 855 | 1:45,183 | 7,941 |
| Indonesia | 698 | 1:189,469 | 18,126 |
| France | 565 | 1:117,562 | 17,723 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Papua New Guinea | 464 | 1:17,573 | 1,772 |
| Iraq | 424 | 1:82,598 | 2,661 |
| Italy | 414 | 1:147,721 | 23,182 |
| Lebanon | 410 | 1:13,749 | 1,913 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| United States | 296 | 1:1,224,523 | 86,796 |
| Albania | 289 | 1:10,083 | 1,901 |
| Argentina | 243 | 1:175,899 | 14,750 |
| Brazil | 226 | 1:947,232 | 33,775 |
| Spain | 176 | 1:265,637 | 16,656 |
| Malaysia | 165 | 1:178,753 | 10,756 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Pakistan | 131 | 1:1,363,694 | 15,455 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Germany | 91 | 1:884,675 | 63,174 |
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Azerbaijan | 52 | 1:185,560 | 5,035 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
| Tunisia | 39 | 1:15,657 | 2,537 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Syria | 18 | 1:1,072,279 | 6,957 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Miri (19,911) may also be a first name.
Miri Demographics
Average Male Miri Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Miri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Miri (Arabic: ميريّ, Bengali: মিরি, Georgian: მირი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮﻱ, Hindi: मीरी, Marathi: मीरी, Oriya: ମିରି, Russian: Мири) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Miri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Miri is the 19,979th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 266,153 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Miri reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 27 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 37,915th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 19,911 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 7,285 people, or 1 in 10,540. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name is found in 95 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 24 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Miri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Miri surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56% being registered with the party.
The amount Miri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.5% less than the national average, earning 292,426 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.49% less than the national average, earning R 58,248 per year; in United States they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $55,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $47,708 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Miri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Miri in the Georgian language | ||
| მირი | miri | - |
| Miri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺮﻱ | myry | - |
| Miri in the Marathi language | ||
| मीरी | miri | 96.48 |
| मिरी | miri | 3.52 |
| Miri in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିରି | miri | 81.89 |
| ମିରୀ | miri | 14.42 |
| ମୀରୀ | miri | 2.59 |
| ମୀରି | miri | 0.37 |
| ବିବି | bibi | 0.18 |
| େମରୀ | emari | 0.18 |
| Miri in the Bengali language | ||
| মিরি | miri | 80 |
| মীরি | miri | 20 |
| Miri in the Hindi language | ||
| मीरी | miri | 76.34 |
| मिरी | miri | 20.28 |
| मिऋ | mi'r | 1.54 |
| मिरि | miri | 1.08 |
| मीरा | mira | 0.15 |
| मिरी् | miri | 0.15 |
| Miri in the Russian language | ||
| Мири | miri | - |
| Miri in the Arabic language | ||
| ميريّ | myry | - |
| ميري | myry | - |
| ميرى | myry | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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