Mishr Surname

10,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mishr Surname User-submission:

This surname means a person who has learnt the four Vedas (ancient Hindu religious texts) to memory and can recite them at will. This is obviously not true for a current bearer but one of his/her ancestors must have been capable of the feat.

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Mishr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India52,3331:14,6571,204
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mishr (268) may also be a first name.

Mishr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means a person who has learnt the four Vedas (ancient Hindu religious texts) to memory and can recite them at will. This is obviously not true for a current bearer but one of his/her ancestors must have been capable of the feat.

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Mishr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mishr (Bengali: মিশ্র, Hindi: मिश्र, Marathi: बंिशभर, Oriya: ମିଶ୍, Russian: Мишр) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mishr.

How Common Is The Last Name Mishr? popularity and diffusion

Mishr is the 10,744th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 139,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mishr reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 543,171st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 268 people.

The last name Mishr is most widespread in India, where it is held by 52,333 people, or 1 in 14,657. In India Mishr is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 78 percent reside, Bihar, where 13 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.

Mishr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mishr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mishr Last Name Statistics demography

Mishr earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maishr9143/
Mishrr9113/
Misshr915/
Mishrh912/
Mishrå911/
Mishsr911/
Mijshr911/
Mioshr911/
Meishr911/
Moishr911/
Mishrd911/
Misr894,842/
Mushr8063/
Misrh8015/
Maisr8014/
Missr8012/
Mihsr8011/
Misrr8010/
Meshr805/
Midsr803/
Misrt802/
Misrd801/
Miesr801/
Mhisr801/
Miszr801/
Michr800/
Mishrova771/
Mitchr732/
Mheisr731/
Mesr6760/
Musr6715/
Micr675/
Mijr675/
Mjsr672/
Mixr672/
Meeshrh671/
Mysr671/
Misrova671/
Mizr670/

Mishr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mishr in the Bengali language
মিশ্রmisra-
Mishr in the Hindi language
मिश्रmisra99.26
मिश्राmisra0.32
मिश्रा़misra0.29
मीश्रmisra0.06
मिश्ऱmisra0.03
मिश्र्misr0.02
मिष्रmisra0.01
मिशरmisara0.01
मीशरmisara0
Mishr in the Oriya language
ମିଶ୍mis87.1
ମିଶmisa12.9
Mishr in the Marathi language
बंिशभरbamisabhara50
मीराmira50
Mishr in the Russian language
Мишрmisr-

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