Misir Surname

166,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Misir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6121:1,253,37549,739
United States4581:791,39561,115
Croatia2241:18,8783,881
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Guyana2071:3,682669
England1051:530,64833,151
Brunei861:4,869748
Romania761:264,18224,594
Bosnia and Herzegovina731:48,4446,146
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
France131:5,109,440259,941
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Austria121:709,62061,025
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mišir (82) are calculated separately.

Misir (2,977) may also be a first name.

Misir Last Name Facts

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

Misir (Bengali: মিছির, Georgian: მისირ, Hindi: मिसिर, Marathi: िमसीर, Oriya: ମିଶିର, Russian: Мисир) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mišir. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Misir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,236th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,798,597 people. The surname Misir is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Misir reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Misir is also the 132,757th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,977 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 1,253,375. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 42 percent live, West Bengal, where 20 percent live and Odisha, where 18 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Croatia, where 9 percent live.

Misir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Misir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 45,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Misir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Misir last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Misir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 346.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 86,638 per year; in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $56,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mišir9382/
Mishir91629/
Missir91371/
Misire91124/
Misier9165/
Maisir9131/
Misitr915/
Muisir912/
Misgir911/
Misoir911/
Missier83179/
Missair83102/
Missire8396/
Maisier8352/
Maisire8343/
Miscior839/
Misaire837/
Missoir836/
Missior833/
Moisier832/
Mishihr832/
Maishir831/
Maisair831/
Maissir831/
Mioshir831/
Meisier831/
Misseir830/
Mishier830/
Miser802,106/
Musir801,037/
Mesir80901/
Misre8078/
Mijir8076/
Micir8013/
Mysir804/
Migir804/
Mizir801/
Misirova772,418/
Missaire77136/
Maisiere7754/
Mischier7717/
Moisiere7717/
Mhishire779/
Miescier778/
Moitsier771/
Moissier771/
Miessier771/
Missirre771/
Messir7312,874/
Meiser738,794/
Migire732,694/
Mushir732,295/
Meshir731,054/
Misere73639/
Misser73541/
Misher73511/
Mizser73503/
Maiser73450/
Miseur73330/
Moiser73296/
Mizgir73222/
Mhijir73206/
Muiser73189/
Mieser73137/
Mesier7398/
Mishre7390/
Mizhir7378/
Musair7373/
Maijir7369/
Muhsir7365/
Mizier7337/
Mussir7337/
Misger7333/
Mirzir7331/
Musier7327/
Micire7327/
Miseer7326/
Maizir7323/
Mizsér7321/
Michir7319/
Misert7316/
Moysir737/
Mitser737/
Migier737/
Mesire736/
Miscer735/
Mehsir735/
Meesir733/
Mesair732/
Missre732/
Muusir732/
Misère732/
Mijire732/
Maisre732/
Misear731/
Mijhir731/
Mioser731/
Musirh731/
Mujsir731/
Mizoir731/
Moicir731/
Metsir731/
Mojsir731/
Muigir731/
Miszer731/
Mitsär731/
Mysier731/
Mijitr731/
Musuir731/
Micier731/
Maigir731/
Muesir730/
Missirova7153/
M'Heissir711/
Messier6711,939/
Mischer67583/
Missere67575/
Meisser67562/
Mussier67211/
Mishere67174/
Miserre67121/
Muijser67117/
Missert67114/
Maisser6795/
Maizier6776/
Messire6772/
Mushair6757/
Mijaire6742/
Messeir6741/
Meisert6735/
Misheer6722/
Maigire6720/
Misceer6713/
Meiszer6713/
Michhir6713/
Mesierz6713/
Michire6712/
Myssior6712/
Maisere6712/
Mesiere6711/
Mizuire679/
Miedzir679/
Maidjir678/
Moisher678/
Meisher675/
Mujssir673/
Meiscer673/
Maisher673/
Miesher672/
Mitsher672/
Messior672/
Misseur672/
Miziere672/
Mesheir672/
Miesser672/
Mizaire672/
Mussair672/
Muschir671/
Mahijir671/
Maihser671/
Medshir671/
Mitsger671/
Meijire671/
Meissre671/
Meitser671/
Meizier671/
Mhaiser671/
Moisser671/
Messair671/
Maiszer671/
Mhaijir671/
Miecirz671/
Moiseer671/
Muiseur671/
Miscere671/
Meisere671/
Meizser671/
Meshgir671/
Mesierr671/
Mesiert671/
Mehseir671/
Maisyor671/
Muisert670/
Meshire670/
Messoir670/
Missher670/
Measier670/

Misir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misir in the Georgian language
მისირmisir-
Misir in the Oriya language
ମିଶିରmisira93.27
ମିସିରmisira6.73
Misir in the Hindi language
मिसिरmisira84
मिसीरmisira8
मीसीरmisira5.33
मिसिर्misir1.33
मीसिरmisira1.33
Misir in the Marathi language
िमसीरimasira82.98
िमिसरimisara10.64
मीिसरmiisara4.26
मुसीरmusira2.13
Misir in the Bengali language
মিছিরmichira66.67
মিসিরmisira33.33
Misir in the Russian language
Мисирmisir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Misir
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