Mishra Surname

274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,960,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mishra 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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Mishra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,917,0791:40044
United States5,1661:70,1628,142
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
United Arab Emirates3,8011:2,410296
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Oman2,9871:1,235172
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Saudi Arabia2,3451:13,1581,851
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Yemen1,5081:17,5231,906
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Kuwait1,2151:3,128414
England1,1881:46,9015,897
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Fiji1,1001:81388
Qatar1,0701:2,204192
Thailand9091:77,71010,367
Singapore8051:6,842412
Australia7071:38,1834,965
Nepal6521:43,6821,398
Canada6051:60,9027,147
Bahrain4851:2,781454
Iraq4401:79,5952,600
Bhutan2921:2,110158
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Malaysia2531:116,5787,734
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Japan1791:714,21417,183
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Poland1471:258,56332,318
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
China461:29,724,3821,576
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
South Korea341:1,507,066392
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Seychelles291:3,186566
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
France271:2,460,101186,232
Wales271:114,6128,773
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Norway231:223,57824,793
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Laos161:411,770354
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Finland101:549,67032,186
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Djibouti41:228,733966
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Mîshra (1) are calculated separately.

Mishra (13,686) may also be a first name.

Mishra 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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Mishra Last Name Facts

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

Mishra (Bengali: মিশ্র, Hindi: मिश्रा, Marathi: मीरा, Oriya: ମିଶ, Russian: Мишра, Tibetan: མིས་ར།) occurs most in India. It may also appear as a variant: Mîshra. For other potential spellings of Mishra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mishra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,717 people. Mishra occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mishra reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mishra is also the 49,441st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 13,686 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,917,079 people, or 1 in 400. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live, Bihar, where 26 percent live and Odisha, where 14 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 150 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Mozambique, where 0 percent live.

Mishra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mishra last name are 1.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Mishra earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning 333,539 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.64% more than the national average, earning R 343,728 per year; in United States they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $55,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mîshra941/
Mishraa92436/
Maishra92262/
Mishras92213/
Mishraz92199/
Mishrra92123/
Misshra9246/
Mmishra9238/
Mieshra9238/
Mishrai9231/
Mishsra9222/
Mishray9217/
Meishra9217/
Mishrau9217/
Mioshra9211/
Mishrap929/
Mishraj928/
Mishrat927/
Mijshra925/
Muishra924/
Mishrad924/
Hmishra923/
Misjhra923/
Mhishra922/
Mihshra922/
Moishra921/
Mishjra921/
Mishraï921/
Misra91124,383/
Mishrash865/
Mishshra862/
Mishradh861/
Mishri834,316/
Mishro83549/
Misraa83435/
Misrah83339/
Misrat83322/
Mihsra83224/
Meshra83201/
Missra83168/
Misrha83138/
Misrai83112/
Mushra83101/
Mishre8390/
Misraj8336/
Myshra8336/
Misrad8335/
Michra8332/
Mishry8322/
Misrra8319/
Misray8311/
Maisra838/
Misras837/
Mhisra835/
Muisra834/
Miscra833/
Misrea833/
Misjra833/
Mmisra832/
Mijhra831/
Miosra831/
Mıshra831/
Meisra831/
Misrau831/
Misraz831/
Mishrachh801/
Misshri77112/
Mishree7745/
Misrach7735/
Meeshra7717/
Mishrri7714/
Meshray7713/
Misraya779/
Meshras778/
Mishris778/
Meshrat777/
Misrahy777/
Meshrah776/
Meshrap774/
Maishri773/
Meashra773/
Mishroj773/
Meissra772/
Meshraj772/
Mishroo771/
Maisraj771/
Maisrat771/
Mishrih771/
Mishrit771/
Missraa771/
Missray771/
Meishri771/
Messhra771/
Maissra771/
Misread771/
Missrat771/
Mishrio771/
Misraah771/
Misraha771/
Maisrah771/
Misri7320,680/
Mesra73996/
Misro73848/
Mizra73550/
Mijra73427/
Misry73368/
Musra73198/
Misre7378/
Mısra7349/
Micra7311/
Mixra739/
Mysra737/
Mushreau715/
Meeshray712/
Maishree711/
Mishresh711/
Mhaishri711/
Meshrach711/
Missry67495/
Maisri67408/
Meshre67206/
Musrea67199/
Missri67197/
Meshri67177/
Misriy67122/
Misroh6790/
Mitsri6778/
Misree6778/
Mushro6764/
Mizrap6748/
Musrah6730/
Mesrah6723/
Michri6722/
Micray6720/
Misrri6716/
Misrey6715/
Mehsra6714/
Mesray678/
Misrry677/
Misrie677/
Mirzra676/
Meshry675/
Missro675/
Meesra675/
Misrod674/
Musrai674/
Mizray674/
Misrii674/
Michry673/
Misroj673/
Mechra673/
Mizrai673/
Messra673/
Muisri673/
Misrit672/
Missre672/
Mesrat672/
Mizrat672/
Misrui672/
Maisre672/
Misrei671/
Misrer671/
Misrio671/
Misrou671/
Mijraj671/
Miesro671/
Mesrha671/
Musray671/
Mizrea671/
Mizrha671/
Misret671/
Mesraa671/
Maisry671/
Metsra671/
Miesri671/
Miesry671/
Misrez671/
Misrhy671/
Misros671/
Misroz671/
Mizraj671/
Mizraa671/
Meshro671/
Mesrad671/
Michro671/
Mesrai671/
Mesrea671/
Mizrad671/

Mishra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mishra in the Oriya language
ମିଶmisa98.6
ସିତାମିଶsitamisa0.05
ମିହିରmihira0.04
ମୁମିଶmumisa0.03
େତାମିଶetamisa0.02
କୁମାରkumara0.02
ବିୁମିଶbiumisa0.02
ରଥratha0.01
ସିୁମିଶsiumisa0.01
େବେହରାebehara0.01
ରିୁମିଶriumisa0.01
ରୁମିଶrumisa0.01
ଇୁମିଶiumisa0.01
ପଧାନpadhana0.01
ଅୁମିଶaumisa0.01
ଆର୍ବୁମିଶarbumisa0.01
ବୁମିଶbumisa0.01
ମହାପାତmahapata0.01
ସୁମିଶsumisa0.01
େର୍ୁମିଶerumisa0
ନିଶାକରnisakara0
ଉଷାରାଣୀusarani0
ଜୟୁମିଶjayumisa0
ମିେଶାmiesa0
ଧିେରdhiera0
ଇମିଶimisa0
ମେହରmehara0
ନୁମିଶnumisa0
ସୂଚିଶିତାsucisita0
ଗାୁମିଶgaumisa0
ଅପସରାapasara0
ଶିତାମିଶsitamisa0
ତେକୁମିଶtekumisa0
ଆଶିଶasisa0
େମିଶemisa0
ବେଜୁମିଶbejumisa0
ଇୁମିଶାiumisa0
ସୁମିଶାsumisa0
ପଲୀରାଣୀpalirani0
ଲିୁମିଶliumisa0
ଅିତାମିଶaitamisa0
ୀେବୁମିଶiebumisa0
ଧରମିdharami0
ଇତିସିତାitisita0
ସୁଧାଂଶୁsudhansu0
ନିହାରରniharara0
କିଶାନkisana0
ସୁେରଶsuerasa0
ରୀତାରାଣୀritarani0
ଗାତାମିଶାgatamisa0
ମିହିରକାmihiraka0
ତିରିଆtiri'a0
ମିରାିmirai0
ଅର୍ୁମିଶarumisa0
ିେବୁମିଶiebumisa0
ମିହୀରmihira0
ଆେତାମିଶaetamisa0
ମେନାହରmenahara0
ଭାରତୀbharati0
ନିହାରnihara0
େଳୁମିଶelumisa0
ପିତାରpitara0
ଗଫୁରgaphura0
ହରପିୟାharapiya0
ଶାତାମିଶsatamisa0
ତପୁମିଶtapumisa0
ଆଇସାa'isa0
େବହୁରାebahura0
ସରତଚsarataca0
ମୀରାରାଣୀmirarani0
ବୀୁମୀଶbiumisa0
ନିରଞନniranana0
ଇିତାମିଶiitamisa0
ପକାଶରpakasara0
ସେବର୍ରsebarra0
ମିଶିରmisira0
ଫକୀରphakira0
ଚିୁମିଶciumisa0
ଅମିଶamisa0
ହେରରାମherarama0
ଶିୁମିଶsiumisa0
ମିହିେରmihiera0
ବିଶାମbisama0
ଆୁମିଶାaumisa0
ସିମାରାଣୀsimarani0
ମୁମିଶାmumisa0
ନିଶାମଣିnisamani0
ଉୁମିଶuumisa0
େଲାହାରelahara0
କ୍ଷିରାଦିksiradi0
ସୟୁମିଶsayumisa0
ଶରତsarata0
ବାପୁମିଶbapumisa0
ଝିରଗାjhiraga0
ଅେର୍ୁମିଶaerumisa0
ସରଜିନିsarajini0
ବିେରbiera0
ସୁନାରାଣିsunarani0
କିୁମିଶkiumisa0
େସାେରesaera0
ସେବରsebara0
ରୁମିଶାrumisa0
ମିଶାଳୀmisali0
ପୁରିକରpurikara0
ଆଶିଷasisa0
ସେରାଜିନୀserajini0
ଶମର୍ାsamara0
କିଷାନkisana0
ମିଶାଇଁmisa'im0
ପୁମିଶpumisa0
ବିମିଶbimisa0
ମିୀଶmiisa0
ଶାରଳାsarala0
ବିହାରୀbihari0
ୟୁମିଶyumisa0
ଭରତbharata0
ନେବୁମିଶnebumisa0
ହୃଦାନhrdana0
ଶିଶିରsisira0
ବିୁମିଶାbiumisa0
ସିଂହsinha0
ମୀହିରmihira0
ଜୁମିଶjumisa0
େଶଖରesakhara0
ବିବୁମିଶbibumisa0
ପହରାଜpaharaja0
ସେରାଜିନିserajini0
ସେରାଜseraja0
ସୁେରsuera0
କିେଶାରkiesara0
ମିଶତାିmisatai0
ମହାରଣାmaharana0
ପିୁମିଶpiumisa0
ଶୁମିଶsumisa0
ମିହିରରmihirara0
Mishra in the Bengali language
মিশ্রmisra93.2
মিশ্রাmisra5.83
মিস্রmisra0.97
Mishra in the Hindi language
मिश्राmisra86.2
मिश्रmisra13.03
मिशराmisara0.18
मिश्रााmisraa0.04
कुमारkumara0.03
मीश्राmisra0.03
मिश्रा़misra0.01
चन्द्रcandra0.01
मित्राmitra0.01
मि़श्राmisra0.01
विधाvidha0
मिश्ररmisrara0
एडीमिश्राedimisra0
सिन्हाsinha0
मश्रmasra0
ििमश्राiimasra0
मीशराmisara0
मिश्ऱाmisra0
सूरजsuraja0
मि़़़़़श्राmisra0
मिश्रदmisrada0
मिस्राmisra0
मिशर््राmisarra0
मिश्ऱmisra0
बहादुरbahadura0
मिषराmisara0
म़िश्राmaisra0
मि़़़श्रmisra0
म्रिश्राmrisra0
एकेमिश्राekemisra0
एसआरesa'ara0
केमिश्राkemisra0
मिशरा़misara0
मषिराmasira0
मि़़श्रmisra0
मिधाmidha0
मिश्रासmisrasa0
िमराimara0
मिक्षmiksa0
मिूश्राmiusra0
विश्राvisra0
मिश्रराmisrara0
मिाश्रmiasra0
मित्रmitra0
मिक्ष्राmiksra0
सुन्दरsundara0
किशोरkisora0
मिश्रसmisrasa0
मिश्रअmisra'a0
तिश्राtisra0
मिष््राmisra0
मिश्रीmisri0
मश्राmasra0
बिहारीbihari0
मिंश्राminsra0
मिभाmibha0
मिश्रज्ञmisrajna0
िमश्रimasra0
मिश्र्ाmisra0
मिष्राmisra0
मिष्रmisra0
शंकरsankara0
मि़श्रmisra0
मिसराmisara0
सिंहsinha0
मिक्षाmiksa0
मि्श्राmisra0
प्रसादprasada0
मीश्रmisra0
िमश्राimasra0
Mishra in the Marathi language
मीराmira47.06
मोिहतmoihata13.37
मिश्राmisra11.76
मिहमाmihama7.49
ेमिशलाemisala3.74
मीधरmidhara3.21
मीशराmisara2.14
मोिहताmoihata1.6
अमिरशamirasa1.07
ओमिशवomisava0.53
मीराजmiraja0.53
िसराजisaraja0.53
उमिरलाumirala0.53
िशिरषisirasa0.53
मीरतीmirati0.53
िशरवाisarava0.53
मािरयाmairaya0.53
मुिशलाmuisala0.53
िहरनiharana0.53
अमिरताamirata0.53
िशरबाisaraba0.53
ओमिशषomisasa0.53
िहरणiharana0.53
मीधनmidhana0.53
िमिहरimihara0.53
Mishra in the Tibetan language
མིས་ར།mira45.96
མིཤ་ར།mishara16.67
མིསི་ར།misira12.12
མིཤི་ར།mishira8.59
མིས་ཤ།misha7.58
མི་ཤི་ར།mishira2.53
མིཞ་ར།mishyara1.52
མིཤས་ར།mishéra1.01
མི་ཤཱ་ར།mishara1.01
མཱིས་རཱ།mira0.51
མིད་ར་mira0.51
མི་ཤེ་ར།mishéra0.51
མིས་ར་mira0.51
མིཤ་ར་mishara0.51
མིས་ཀྲ་ར།mitrara0.51
Mishra in the Russian language
Мишраmisra-

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