Mirvis Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mirvis Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Mierzwica, a town called in Yiddish Mervitz, or Mervis. There are many places with this name all over Russia and Lithuania.

Mirvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England111:5,065,278148,650
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Mirvis (78) may also be a first name.

Mirvis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Mierzwica, a town called in Yiddish Mervitz, or Mervis. There are many places with this name all over Russia and Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mirvis Last Name Facts

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

Mirvis (Russian: Мирвис) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirvis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mirvis are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mirvis is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name Mirvis is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Mirvis exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Mirvis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mirvis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Mirvis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32% more than the national average, earning $56,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirviss9285/
Mirvish9240/
Mirvois9217/
Mirvais924/
Mirveis921/
Mirvies921/
Mirvi914/
Mairevis862/
Mervis83995/
Mirwis8357/
Mirvic8335/
Mirves838/
Murvis832/
Mhirvi831/
Miruis831/
Mirvai831/
Mirwais7716,923/
Mervish7780/
Meervis7726/
Meirevi7713/
Mirvays776/
Mairevi771/
Mervais771/
Mirvich771/
Mirwies771/
Mierves771/
Mirveus771/
Mirwise771/
Murvais771/
Myrvais771/
Mervi73246/
Mirva7337/
Mirui7315/
Mirbi736/
Mirve730/
Mirwaish713/
Meervais712/
Mervič67265/
Merbis67184/
Merves67127/
Mervic6797/
Mirwai6753/
Mervai6741/
Mirwes6735/
Mirbai6726/
Mervij6726/
Mehrvi6721/
Murwis6717/
Merviş6714/
Mervie6711/
Meirui6710/
Mairui6710/
Mervih677/
Myrvys677/
Meruis677/
Mitrui675/
Mirvet675/
Mairwi674/
Muirui673/
Moirebise673/
Mervio672/
Misrui672/
Mervid671/
Mervit671/
Mirvaj671/
Mirvaa671/
Mervys671/
Mhirve671/
Mirver670/

Mirvis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirvis in the Russian language
Мирвисmirvis-

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Mirvis Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Mirvis
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