Mirsky Surname

184,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Mirsky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Mir, a town in the province of Minsk.

Mirsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2831:282,50926,303
Israel4241:20,1833,007
Russia2681:537,77348,765
Belarus1261:75,40512,185
Canada891:413,99536,402
Latvia251:82,00212,055
England221:2,532,63991,802
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France61:11,070,454349,096
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Mirský (6) are calculated separately.

Mirsky (18) may also be a first name.

Mirsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Mir, a town in the province of Minsk.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mirsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mirsky (Arabic: ميرسكي, Russian: Мирский) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mirský. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,710th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,174,018 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mirsky reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mirsky is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,283 people, or 1 in 282,509. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 26 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Mirsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mirsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mirsky last name grew 64,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mirsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mirsky last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.

In The United States Mirsky are 14.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mirsky earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.17% more than the national average, earning $57,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 130.84% more than the national average, earning $114,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirský946/
Mirskoy92220/
Mirskiy9265/
Miersky9214/
Mirskey922/
Mirskyy921/
Mirskyi921/
Mirskay921/
Mirskaya861,021/
Mierskiy861/
Mirski831,150/
Mersky83342/
Mursky8397/
Myrsky8391/
Mirska8356/
Mirská8313/
Mirsqy831/
Mirrskaya801/
Mierski77272/
Myrskyi77167/
Murskyi77129/
Merskey7711/
Murskoy7710/
Merskyi776/
Mirskis775/
Mierska773/
Mitrski773/
Merskoy773/
Mirskih773/
Mirshki772/
Murskyy772/
Merskiy772/
Mierske771/
Mirskie771/
Mirscki771/
Meersky771/
Myrskiy771/
Murskiy771/
Merschky7144/
Merskaya7116/
Mirskaja7111/
Meerskyi715/
Mirskaia715/
Mirskich714/
Merski67758/
Murski67352/
Merzky6726/
Mierschke6722/
Merska6713/
Mahyrskyi678/
Merske673/
Märska671/

Mirsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirsky in the Russian language
Мирскийmirskij-
Mirsky in the Arabic language
ميرسكيmyrsky-

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