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

Msira (Hindi: मसीरा, Marathi: मसीरा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Msira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msira? popularity and diffusion

Msira is the 412,207th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msira are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Msira is also the 710,504th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 166 people.

The last name Msira is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 825 people, or 1 in 64,172. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 64 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Msira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Msira surname is principally 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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