Mirwais Surname
Approximately 16,923 people bear this surname
Mirwais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 16,786 | 1:1,915 | 227 |
| Iran | 91 | 1:843,764 | 41,424 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mirwais (42,019) may also be a first name.
Mirwais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mirwais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mirwais is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mirwais? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,541st most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 430,630 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mirwais are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mirwais is also the 21,337th most widespread forename internationally, held by 42,019 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16,786 people, or 1 in 1,915. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kabul, where 24 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 10 percent reside and Ghazni, where 8 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan Mirwais occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirwaish | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mirwis | 92 | 57 | / |
| Mirwas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mirwaiz | 86 | 145 | / |
| Mirvais | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mirwast | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mirwies | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirwise | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merwais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirwash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meerwais | 80 | 124 | / |
| Merwaiss | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mirvis | 77 | 272 | / |
| Mirbas | 77 | 46 | / |
| Mirwes | 77 | 35 | / |
| Murwis | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mirwaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mirvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miruis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meerwaise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirbash | 71 | 216 | / |
| Mirviss | 71 | 85 | / |
| Mirvish | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mirwaaz | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mirvois | 71 | 17 | / |
| Merwise | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mirvays | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mirvase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Myrvais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merwaes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murvais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merwass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirveis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirbahs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerwis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mieruas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirvies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mervais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairevis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meervais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirbahas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mihrwarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meerwaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mirwais
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