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 surname Mjira (Marathi: मजीरा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mjira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjira? popularity and diffusion
Mjira is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is predominantly found 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.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Mjira is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 78 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mjira exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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