Moniru Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Moniru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moniru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Moniru (759) may also be a first name.

Moniru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moniru (Hindi: मोनिरु, Marathi: मोिनरु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moniru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Moniru occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Moniru live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 298,137th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 759 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 42 percent reside, Ogun, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moniruh9225/
Monniru927/
Moniruz925/
Monirou923/
Mongiru921/
Monirud921/
Mounirou861,566/
Moniruzz861/
Monnirou861/
Monhirou861/
Muniru8310,035/
Maniru838,123/
Meniru83552/
Monuru8331/
Moneru8316/
Mounirrou801/
Mounirouz801/
Manniru776,665/
Manirou771,385/
Mangiru77131/
Munniru77106/
Manioru7748/
Moonuru7723/
Manisru7714/
Monerau7712/
Mungiru779/
Mmeniru779/
Muiniru775/
Munairu774/
Monyoru774/
Muhniru773/
Manirut772/
Monerou772/
Manirau772/
Manuiru772/
Manieru771/
Maneiru771/
Munirou771/
Monnuru771/
Masniru771/
Munirut771/
Menuiru771/
Munirau771/
Maniruh771/
Manirru771/
Mmaniru771/
Manirus771/
Manihru771/
Monnerup7186/
Mannirou7173/
Maniorou7125/
Monnerou717/
Mounerou712/
Mannairu711/
Monnerau711/
Mounhrou711/
Manirrou711/
Mannirru711/
Meunieru711/
Manuru67422/
Maneru67346/
Monneraud6737/
Moneró6735/
Muneru6723/
Mongnerou6721/
Monneraux6716/
Mahangiru6710/
Mouneyrou678/
Menuru674/
Monneroux673/
Meneru673/
Manjru673/
Manairaud672/
Moineraud671/
Mougnerou671/
Monneraut671/
Monesruiz671/

Moniru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moniru in the Hindi language
मोनिरुmoniru-
Moniru in the Marathi language
मोिनरुmoinaru-

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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 Moniru
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