Mirirai Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mirirai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirirai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1681:91,89413,153
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mirirai (2,364) may also be a first name.

Mirirai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mirirai occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirirai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Mirirai is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mirirai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mirirai is also the 152,847th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 2,364 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 91,894. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 20 percent live and Midlands Province, where 19 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirirayi9362/
Miriri92280/
Mirira9248/
Mirieri86490/
Miriori86127/
Mhiriri8635/
Mairiri8615/
Murirai868/
Mireira867/
Muiriri862/
Miriera861/
Mirirat861/
Mhirira861/
Moireira804/
Mioreira802/
Moiriori802/
Murirayi801/
Mairuira801/
Murira773,059/
Mirera77665/
Mirura7715/
Merira779/
Mirjra771/
Mirzerzai756/
Moireiras751/
Majriraie751/
Mairura712,851/
Muraira71627/
Muriera71205/
Mereira7143/
Meriora7127/
Merzira7117/
Miroire7114/
Mireera7112/
Meritri7111/
Muurira7111/
Murieri7110/
Mureira719/
Mhurira717/
Merirat714/
Murirhi712/
Mairire712/
Merurai712/
Muruira712/
Meirura712/
Murerai712/
Meerira711/
Mirjrat711/
Mirerau711/
Mererai711/
Meritra711/
Mairera711/
Mirirey711/
Merirea711/
Merisri711/
Mirirou711/
Merieri711/
Meirire711/
Mireara710/
Murrieri67149/
Murriera6758/
Mirzaire6718/
Maireroa6714/
Mairaire676/
Meireire671/
Murirayo671/
Murreira671/
Merreira671/
Mirairio671/
Miryraju671/
Mmairura671/
Mehrirad671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mirirai
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