Mirshir Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mirshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Mirshir Last Name Facts

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

Mirshir is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirshir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mirshir are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Mirshir is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,679,432. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Badakhshan, where 67 percent live, Maidan Wardak, where 8 percent live and Nimruz, where 8 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirschir931/
Mirsair861/
Mirsher861/
Murshir861/
Mirzir7731/
Mirgir771/
Mitrchitr751/
Mersier71250/
Mursier7147/
Mircher7123/
Mirhzer7114/
Mersher714/
Mirjair711/
Mursher710/
Merscher67822/
Mirzaire6718/
Mersierz671/

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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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  • 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 Mirshir
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