Mjira Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Mjira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mjira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mjira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mjira (Marathi: मजीरा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,649,806th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mjira are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mjira is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Mjira is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 78 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mjira is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mjira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mjira in the Marathi language | ||
| मजीरा | majira | - |
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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
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- 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 Mjira
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