Muira Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Muira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 260 | 1:177,615 | 13,398 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Muira (171) may also be a first name.
Muira Demographics
Muira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muira (Hindi: मूीरा, Marathi: मुिनरा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 839,220th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name Muira is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Muira reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 171 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 177,615. In Kenya Muira is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 42 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 31 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Muira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Muira surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Muira surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Muira earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muira in the Marathi language | ||
| मुिनरा | muinara | - |
| Muira in the Hindi language | ||
| मूीरा | muira | 70.59 |
| मुइरा | mu'ira | 17.65 |
| मुईरा | mu'ira | 11.76 |
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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 Muira
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