Monir Surname

8,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Monir Surname User-submission:

Monir is a male name, which means 'the light of the moon. This adjective used to describe the light of the moon. We say "the sun is shining but the moon is monir." It is an Arabic or Turkish name.

Monir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh44,7891:3,558336
Egypt17,4201:5,278676
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Iran7281:105,47010,179
Pakistan3471:514,8248,778
Indonesia3091:427,99135,899
United Arab Emirates2801:32,7223,512
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Malaysia1581:186,67211,147
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
England1341:415,80628,295
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Qatar871:27,1032,847
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Greece191:583,14770,237
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Monir (227,954) may also be a first name.

Monir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Monir is a male name, which means 'the light of the moon. This adjective used to describe the light of the moon. We say "the sun is shining but the moon is monir." It is an Arabic or Turkish name.

- monir

Monir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monir (Bengali: মনির, Georgian: მონირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﺮ, Hindi: मोनीर, Marathi: मोनीर, Oriya: େମାନିର, Russian: Монир) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may appear in the variant forms: Moñir. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,509th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,912 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Monir reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,602nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 227,954 people.

The last name Monir is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 44,789 people, or 1 in 3,558. Beside Bangladesh this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Monir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monir has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Monir surname grew 13,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Monir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Monir surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Monir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.23% less than the national average, earning €8,941 per year; in United States they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $49,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning $40,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moñir931/
Mounir91107,986/
Monier9121,683/
Moneir911,549/
Monuir91773/
Moenir91299/
Monoir9157/
Monair9142/
Moonir9123/
Monire9121/
Monnir915/
Mongir912/
Moinir911/
Moynir911/
Monior911/
Muonir911/
Monnier8336,099/
Mounier8316,372/
Moinier83745/
Moynier83641/
Mouneir83459/
Mounirh83239/
Moonier83223/
Monnoir83171/
Mounire83136/
Moenier8329/
Mounhir836/
Muonier834/
Mounair832/
Mounitr831/
Mmounir831/
Hmounir831/
Monhire831/
Monirhe831/
Monoire831/
Monaire831/
Moinire831/
Moynirt830/
Mounior830/
Munir80256,793/
Manir8011,873/
Moner8010,340/
Monyr80856/
Menir80173/
Monre80127/
Münir8048/
Ménir801/
Mounnier773/
Monnoire772/
Moonnier771/
Monnnier771/
Mounirre771/
Mannir7316,277/
Monger7310,771/
Munier739,552/
Moneer738,990/
Manier733,280/
Menier732,825/
Mouner732,112/
Mangir731,453/
Munair731,339/
Mosner73716/
Manire73617/
Munnir73562/
Monner73262/
Manoir73204/
Monear73194/
Mounyr73173/
Monere73128/
Monert73110/
Mahnir7396/
Munire7393/
Muneir7390/
Manior7352/
Mohner7337/
Muinir7334/
Manair7333/
Moyner7332/
Muunir7330/
Mmunir7327/
Mooner7324/
Menair7321/
Ménier7318/
Hmunir7313/
Manhir7312/
Munior7312/
Motner7311/
Menoir737/
Menhir735/
Monyor734/
Munirh734/
Monher734/
Mogner733/
Meunir733/
Mounre733/
Monrre733/
Maenir733/
Maunir732/
Maneir732/
Manirr732/
Musnir732/
Munuir732/
Moiner732/
Moneur731/
Mungir731/
Magnir731/
Menijr731/
Munijr731/
Moinre731/
Manuir731/
Muoner731/
Mujnir731/
Mumnir731/
Munirr731/
Munitr731/
Manisr731/
Munisr731/
Masnir731/
Moener730/
Meneir730/
Matnir730/
Mounirová711/
Meunier6767,932/
Maunier671,459/
Mouneer671,283/
Mounger671,009/
Manhire67646/
Munnier67523/
Mannier67339/
Moyneur67219/
Maunoir67149/
Moigner67137/
Moenner67128/
Mohnert67121/
Manaire6795/
Mottner6782/
Mounher6768/
Mousner6759/
Mothner6755/
Moosner6741/
Mangair6732/
Monneur6730/
Munirhs6723/
Moënner6712/
Moutner6711/
Moonert6711/
Mahanir679/
Mooneer678/
Moehner678/
Mannair677/
Munnair675/
Magnire673/
Manirre673/
Munaire673/
Meuneir672/
Matnair672/
Moineer672/
Manoire672/
Maungir671/
Maanier671/
Manhier671/
Muonere671/
Muonger671/
Monnere671/
Maangir671/
Manhird671/
Mounear671/
Monnert671/
Moonear671/
Muinier671/
Munneir671/
Muunior671/
Munirhe671/
Mannnir671/
Moneetr671/
Mannior671/
Monnger670/
Mongeer670/
Mounner670/
Moinger670/
Magneir670/
Menhier670/
Meunior670/
Moeyner670/
Moisner670/
Monneer670/
Moinner670/
Manneir670/

Monir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monir in the Georgian language
მონირmonir-
Monir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻴﺮmnyr-
Monir in the Bengali language
মনিরmanira90.91
মোনিরmonira9.09
Monir in the Marathi language
मोनीरmonira87.23
मुनीरmunira6.38
मोिनरmoinara4.26
ममुनीरmamunira2.13
Monir in the Hindi language
मोनीरmonira80.23
मोनिरmonira15.12
मुनीरmunira2.33
मोनीmoni1.16
मोनीऱmonira1.16
Monir in the Oriya language
େମାନିରemanira75
ମନିର୍manir25
Monir in the Russian language
Монирmonir-

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