Msira Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8251:64,1726,811
India111:69,733,217610,955
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Msira (166) may also be a first name.

Msira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msira (Hindi: मसीरा, Marathi: मसीरा) is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Msira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msira is the 412,207th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. The last name Msira is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msira reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msira is also the 710,504th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 166 people.

The last name Msira is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 825 people, or 1 in 64,172. In Tanzania Msira is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 64 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Msira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msihra9154/
Mshira913/
Msiraj911/
Msisra911/
Msirha911/
Msaira911/
Msirrah833/
Msirait832/
Mshiraz831/
Mzira80582/
Mjira80121/
Msiri8091/
Mgira8034/
Msera8017/
Msiro803/
Mziray7311,045/
Mzirai731,042/
Mssiry73125/
M'Siri7378/
Msitri7323/
Msitry7317/
Msairi7316/
Mshiri7314/
Mserga736/
Mseiri735/
Msetra734/
Mshera732/
Mcirha732/
Mseera732/
Mcirah731/
McIray731/
Mjitra731/
Mchirah67170/
McIrath676/
Mshaire672/
Mshairi672/
Msheraz672/
M'Sairi671/
M'Saire671/
Mshirgi671/
Mjiradh671/
Mshihri671/
Mërzira671/
Mserrat671/

Msira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msira in the Hindi language
मसीराmasira-
Msira in the Marathi language
मसीराmasira-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Msira
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