Muire Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muire Surname Definition:

(Scot.-Teut.) Dweller at a Moor [Scot.-Old English and Old Norse mór] And as that Ryall raid ovir the rude mure Him betyde ane tempest that tyme hard I tell.— The Taill of Rauf Coilyear, 13-14.

Muire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Muire (24) may also be a first name.

Muire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scot.-Teut.) Dweller at a Moor [Scot.-Old English and Old Norse mór] And as that Ryall raid ovir the rude mure Him betyde ane tempest that tyme hard I tell.— The Taill of Rauf Coilyear, 13-14.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Muire Last Name Facts

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

Muire is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muire is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Muire is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Muire are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname Muire is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 61 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 32 percent are found and Limpopo, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa Muire exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Muire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muire has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Muire surname fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muire last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Muire earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.26% less than the national average, earning R 170,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muirie9171/
Muyire9145/
Muires9143/
Muiere9125/
Mujire915/
Mhuire912/
Muirhe911/
Muirer910/
Muir8960,465/
Mire8929,749/
Mure898,564/
Muijres83175/
Muheire8319/
Mujires833/
Muirhed832/
Muhirre832/
Muirhei831/
Muiorie831/
Muggire831/
Muihire831/
Muhiere831/
Muhirer831/
Mouhire831/
Muirhet830/
Mirie8046,841/
Maire8021,623/
Mirea8013,522/
Maure8010,036/
Mitre8010,009/
Moure809,495/
Mirge805,756/
Murei805,631/
Miere805,192/
Murer804,761/
Mireh803,589/
Miret803,364/
Mires802,670/
Muree802,431/
Mirre802,266/
Meire802,176/
Mirje802,095/
Murie801,873/
Muret801,849/
Murre801,821/
Murhe801,678/
Murea801,418/
Murey801,303/
Murge80964/
Moire80909/
Mujir80900/
Murez80841/
Mirez80818/
Mures80814/
Mirze80584/
Mbire80563/
Miree80519/
Mirey80490/
Mirer80433/
Muira80328/
Mutre80230/
Meure80198/
Mhire80169/
Mureh80164/
Mured80151/
Mureu80151/
Meuir80101/
Mgure8097/
Mhure8094/
Mwire8090/
Muere8088/
Musre8086/
Mired8086/
Misre8078/
Mirep8078/
Muiri8068/
Mirej8061/
Muyir8053/
Murje8037/
Murep8027/
Muiry8024/
Mirei8024/
Muier8018/
Muyre8015/
Miore8011/
Mireu8010/
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Murej806/
Muirr805/
Mijre805/
Mirhe805/
Muhre804/
Muird804/
Murze804/
Mgire804/
Mmure803/
Muior802/
Muirt801/
Muirí801/
Mureš801/
Mureș801/
Mireţ801/
Mvire801/
Máire801/
Muiyr801/
Muirhead7711,618/
Muirheid77204/
Muireach771/
Muirheap771/
Muirhedd771/
Muirreth770/
Mir75828,448/
Mur7512,170/
Mre7548/
Maurer73101,523/
Mihret7338,327/
Meurer7322,073/
Maitre7320,108/
Murree7311,280/
Mahure739,616/
Mureed738,055/
Mitrea737,908/
Mouret736,427/
Mourey733,080/
Muyira733,012/
Murrey732,710/
Mhiret732,415/
Mbaire732,229/
Mairet731,808/
Moures731,673/
Mourer731,452/
Maurey731,446/
Mujere731,348/
Meuret731,297/
Mujiri731,055/
Murrie731,032/
Mourre73935/
Mauree73713/
Moiret73633/
Muyres73622/
Meiere73574/
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Mauret73531/
Maiore73514/
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Murrer73509/
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Moured73260/
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Mirrer73251/
Moirez73214/
Maures73209/
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Musrea73199/
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Meirer73171/
Mayure73169/
Mautre73155/
Moitre73142/
Mairer73128/
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Muirid73115/
Mirieh73115/
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Miorea7318/
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Mireas730/
Muirheadh712/
Muierhead711/
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Muirheidt711/
More67837,337/
Mira67137,304/
Mura67121,460/
Mare6764,155/
Mair6738,622/
Miri6727,381/
Mier6726,389/
Mere6723,753/
Moir6717,625/
Muri6712,099/
Murr678,098/
Muhr676,584/
Misr674,842/
Mitr674,800/
Maur674,567/
Murreed674,316/
Murt673,239/
Meir672,913/
Myre672,797/
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Mury672,579/
Mour672,573/
Mior672,162/
Mirt671,842/
Mbir671,740/
Mauerer671,678/
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