Misr Surname

97,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Misr 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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Misr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,2031:28,7033,146
India1,2441:616,61229,519
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Afghanistan931:345,7335,199
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Misr (1,440) may also be a first name.

Misr 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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Misr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Misr (Hindi: मिश्र, Oriya: ମିଶ୍, Russian: Миср) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Misr is the 97,964th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,505,069 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Misr are found; 66 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Misr is also the 205,614th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,440 people.

The surname Misr is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 3,203 people, or 1 in 28,703. Excluding Egypt it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mishr8952,344/
Misre8978/
Misrh8915/
Maisr8914/
Missr8912/
Mihsr8911/
Misrr8910/
Midsr893/
Misrt892/
Misrd891/
Miesr891/
Mhisr891/
Miszr891/
Mir86828,448/
Maishr8043/
Mishrr8013/
Misshr805/
Mishrh802/
Maisre802/
Mishsr801/
Mijshr801/
Mioshr801/
Meishr801/
Moishr801/
Mishrd801/
Mishrå801/
Mheisr801/
Muir7560,465/
Mair7538,622/
Mire7529,749/
Mier7526,389/
Moir7517,625/
Mitr754,800/
Meir752,913/
Mior752,162/
Mirt751,842/
Mirz75859/
Mirr75484/
Mihr75219/
Mesr7560/
Mird7549/
Mmir7529/
Mhir7517/
Musr7515/
Mgir759/
Mijr755/
Micr755/
Mirh755/
Mixr752/
Hmir752/
Mjsr752/
Mirp751/
Mysr751/
Mirë751/
Mizr750/
Misrova731/
Mirdh6730,138/
Maire6721,623/
Mısır674,863/
Mirre672,266/
Meire672,176/
Moire67909/
Maitr67453/
Mhair67173/
Mhire67169/
Mhesr67163/
Mierz67100/
Mesre6799/
Mushr6763/
Maair6760/
Muire6748/
Miehr6747/
Moitr6728/
Moirt6716/
Mairh6713/
Mitrr6713/
Mieyr6711/
Moird6710/
Mierr679/
Mesrt679/
Mittr677/
Mairt676/
Mheir676/
M'Hir676/
Mitrt676/
Meshr675/
Muirr675/
Mijre675/
Mirhe675/
Muird674/
Mirzr674/
Méier674/
Maijr673/
Maird673/
Mirhd673/
Hmier672/
Maihr672/
Mehsr672/
Measr672/
Meirr671/
Mairz671/
Mishrova671/
Mithr671/
Meirz671/
Messr671/
Moihr671/
Muirt671/
Mirzz671/
Mirhh671/
Muusr671/
Mysrt671/
Meysr671/
Meird671/
Moirr671/
Meirp671/
Mmicr671/
Mmizr671/
Mescr671/
Meicr670/
Mhirr670/
Mirzs670/
Mairr670/
Mirrz670/
Michr670/
Mgair670/
Micrr670/

Misr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misr in the Hindi language
मिश्रmisra58.89
मिसरmisara21.11
मिस्रmisra10
मीसरmisara7.78
मिस्राmisra1.11
मिश्राmisra1.11
Misr in the Oriya language
ମିଶ୍mis50
ମିଶmisa50
Misr in the Russian language
Мисрmisr-

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