Munir Surname

2,136^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 256,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Pakistan

Highest density in:

Libya

Munir Surname User-submission:

The surname Munir means 'shining', 'bright', 'luminous'.

Munir Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Pakistan	116,417	1:1,535	230
Indonesia	51,402	1:2,573	301
Bangladesh	26,134	1:6,098	553
Ethiopia	12,234	1:7,973	1,243
Saudi Arabia	9,023	1:3,420	455
Sudan	5,600	1:6,698	972
Afghanistan	5,206	1:6,176	537
Libya	5,109	1:1,222	327
India	4,954	1:154,838	9,718
United Arab Emirates	3,617	1:2,533	308
England	2,795	1:19,935	2,829
Egypt	2,380	1:38,628	4,006
Nigeria	1,938	1:91,405	6,345
Malaysia	1,475	1:19,996	1,884
United States	1,448	1:250,317	23,811
Kuwait	1,109	1:3,427	459
Oman	1,055	1:3,496	508
Ghana	831	1:32,516	3,831
Qatar	490	1:4,812	503
Canada	459	1:80,274	8,958
Bahrain	323	1:4,175	737
Spain	296	1:157,946	11,518
Philippines	230	1:440,166	54,426
Scotland	197	1:27,177	2,903
Kenya	179	1:257,988	17,342
France	175	1:379,558	56,305
Australia	150	1:179,971	18,195
Norway	123	1:41,807	5,981
Hong Kong	112	1:65,495	1,203
Germany	90	1:894,505	63,669
Iraq	84	1:416,924	7,373
Sweden	80	1:123,084	8,745
Tanzania	78	1:678,739	39,598
Greece	63	1:175,870	28,388
Israel	61	1:140,289	14,966
South Africa	61	1:888,159	57,770
Denmark	57	1:99,030	9,368
Portugal	57	1:182,776	7,697
Uganda	53	1:736,590	36,183
Japan	52	1:2,458,544	30,480
Belgium	51	1:225,424	28,627
Singapore	51	1:107,994	4,447
Brazil	47	1:4,554,773	120,089
Netherlands	41	1:411,882	42,990
Thailand	41	1:1,722,886	219,200
Brunei	40	1:10,468	1,284
Wales	40	1:77,363	6,557
Ireland	35	1:134,541	6,387
Italy	31	1:1,972,796	88,569
Northern Ireland	26	1:70,963	5,105
Mozambique	25	1:1,090,463	1,880
Russia	20	1:7,206,153	275,629
China	15	1:91,154,771	4,767
Guyana	14	1:54,444	4,775
Jordan	13	1:680,187	14,528
Ecuador	10	1:1,590,585	18,674
Eritrea	9	1:527,989	318
Finland	6	1:916,117	41,832
Nepal	5	1:5,696,191	13,053
Algeria	4	1:9,657,888	64,782
Fiji	4	1:223,598	2,635
Mauritius	4	1:323,354	10,053
Morocco	4	1:8,619,025	73,251
Somalia	4	1:3,363,015	5,093
Sri Lanka	4	1:5,202,140	12,146
Switzerland	4	1:2,053,229	97,179
Uzbekistan	4	1:7,732,286	43,643
South Korea	3	1:17,080,085	2,793
Burkina Faso	2	1:9,176,050	23,741
Georgia	2	1:1,872,772	35,618
Iceland	2	1:190,045	6,825
Lebanon	2	1:2,818,542	25,087
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1:681,988	17,017
Zimbabwe	2	1:7,719,120	118,432
Angola	1	1:26,989,214	11,853
Argentina	1	1:42,743,414	282,706
Austria	1	1:8,515,435	118,036
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Bulgaria	1	1:6,978,905	86,260
Cameroon	1	1:20,769,068	227,406
Chile	1	1:17,616,474	93,597
Djibouti	1	1:914,932	1,612
DR Congo	1	1:73,879,570	260,543
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
Iran	1	1:76,782,524	277,718
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Macau	1	1:601,630	1,582
North Macedonia	1	1:2,101,472	31,546
Malta	1	1:430,272	3,380
Mexico	1	1:124,126,205	103,776
New Zealand	1	1:4,528,323	55,372
Niger	1	1:19,192,017	110,060
Northern Cyprus	1	1:319,011	10,202
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Syria	1	1:19,301,022	22,457
Taiwan	1	1:23,444,746	93,622
Tajikistan	1	1:8,386,692	12,859
Tunisia	1	1:610,626	30,336
Uruguay	1	1:3,431,758	38,295
Venezuela	1	1:30,204,077	85,459
Yemen	1	1:26,425,294	55,147
Zambia	1	1:15,849,922	53,989

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	9	1:5,579,854	232,921

The alternate forms: Münir (48) & Muñir (1) are calculated separately.

Munir (374,674) may also be a first name.

Munir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Munir means 'shining', 'bright', 'luminous'.

- aimal_pookie21

DNA test information

Munir Demographics

Average Munir Salary in
United States

$47,464^USD

Per year

Rank:

492,962 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.000348388

Rank: 26,748 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

110%

Sample size: 626 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Munir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Munir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Munir (Bengali: মুনির, Georgian: მუნირ, Hindi: मुनीर, Marathi: मुनीर, Oriya: ମୁନିର, Russian: Мунир) is most common in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms: Münir or Muñir. For other potential spellings of Munir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,136^th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 28,379 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Munir are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,778^th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 374,674 people.

It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 116,417 people, or 1 in 1,535. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live and Sindh, where 9 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 102 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.

Munir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Munir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 16,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Munir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Munir surname are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59% registered with the party.

The amount Munir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.96% less than the national average, earning 270,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31% less than the national average, earning R 163,968 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Münir	93	48	/
Muñir	93	1	/
Mounir	91	107,986	/
Munier	91	9,552	/
Munair	91	1,339	/
Munnir	91	562	/
Munire	91	93	/
Muneir	91	90	/
Muinir	91	34	/
Muunir	91	30	/
Mmunir	91	27	/
Hmunir	91	13	/
Munior	91	12	/
Munirh	91	4	/
Meunir	91	3	/
Maunir	91	2	/
Musnir	91	2	/
Munuir	91	2	/
Mungir	91	1	/
Munijr	91	1	/
Mujnir	91	1	/
Mumnir	91	1	/
Munirr	91	1	/
Munitr	91	1	/
Munisr	91	1	/
Meunier	83	67,932	/
Mounier	83	16,372	/
Maunier	83	1,459	/
Munnier	83	523	/
Mouneir	83	459	/
Mounirh	83	239	/
Maunoir	83	149	/
Mounire	83	136	/
Muenier	83	30	/
Munirhs	83	23	/
Mounhir	83	6	/
Munnair	83	5	/
Munaire	83	3	/
Mounair	83	2	/
Meuneir	83	2	/
Maungir	83	1	/
Mounitr	83	1	/
Mmounir	83	1	/
Hmounir	83	1	/
Muinier	83	1	/
Munneir	83	1	/
Muunior	83	1	/
Munirhe	83	1	/
Meunior	83	0	/
Mounior	83	0	/
Monir	80	66,912	/
Muner	80	2,628	/
Minir	80	201	/
Munyr	80	13	/
Munre	80	7	/
Munır	80	2	/
Munjr	80	1	/
Munirova	77	981	/
Mounnier	77	3	/
Mutnhire	77	2	/
Mounirre	77	1	/
Muneer	73	209,255	/
Monier	73	21,683	/
Munger	73	9,944	/
Minier	73	9,436	/
Mouner	73	2,112	/
Moneir	73	1,549	/
Monuir	73	773	/
Moenir	73	299	/
Minair	73	219	/
Munner	73	201	/
Mounyr	73	173	/
Munđer	73	140	/
Musner	73	62	/
Monoir	73	57	/
Monair	73	42	/
Mauner	73	38	/
Moonir	73	23	/
Munear	73	23	/
Minoir	73	13	/
Mugner	73	12	/
Munere	73	8	/
Münier	73	7	/
Munerr	73	7	/
Munyor	73	6	/
Muiner	73	5	/
Monnir	73	5	/
Mounre	73	3	/
Mutner	73	2	/
Meuner	73	2	/
Munjre	73	1	/
Muynre	73	1	/
Munher	73	1	/
Munrre	73	1	/
Mmuner	73	1	/
Mumner	73	0	/
Munert	73	0	/
Mineir	73	0	/
Munerd	73	0	/
Mounirová	71	1	/
Monnier	67	36,099	/
Mautner	67	2,753	/
Mouneer	67	1,283	/
Mounger	67	1,009	/
Maunger	67	278	/
Mausner	67	227	/
Monnoir	67	171	/
Mounher	67	68	/
Mousner	67	59	/
Muttner	67	50	/
Mungeer	67	28	/
Munneer	67	20	/
Maunert	67	18	/
Moutner	67	11	/
Meutner	67	8	/
Muneerp	67	3	/
Meusner	67	3	/
Muneerr	67	3	/
Munheer	67	2	/
Muineer	67	2	/
Meunert	67	1	/
Muneert	67	1	/
Mauneer	67	1	/
Muneere	67	1	/
Mumneer	67	1	/
Mounear	67	1	/
Munhere	67	1	/
Muinger	67	1	/
Munnert	67	0	/
Mounner	67	0	/
Meunner	67	0	/
Muneart	67	0	/
Munnger	67	0	/
Muysner	67	0	/
Mumnert	67	0	/

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Munir Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Munir in the Georgian language
მუნირ	munir	-
Munir in the Bengali language
মুনির	munira	-
Munir in the Hindi language
मुनीर	munira	97.84
मुनिर	munira	1.27
मूनीर	munira	0.79
मूनिर	munira	0.02
मूनीर्	munir	0.01
मनीर	manira	0.01
मुनीऱ	munira	0.01
मु़नीर	munira	0.01
़मुनीर	munira	0.01
मुनी	muni	0.01
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Munir in the Oriya language
ମୁନିର	munira	80
ମୁନୀର	munira	8.8
ମୁନିର୍	munir	8.8
ମୂନିର	munira	0.8
ମନିର	manira	0.8
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Munir in the Marathi language
मुनीर	munira	60.91
मुिनर	muinara	15.2
मूनीर	munira	14.71
मूिनर	muinara	4.54
मूिनर्	muinar	0.57
मुणीर	munira	0.32
मुनील	munila	0.18
मनीर	manira	0.18
मुजीर	mujira	0.11
मुनर	munara	0.11
नीर	nira	0.11
मुनी	muni	0.11
गुनीर	gunira	0.07
मुनिर	munira	0.07
मुनेर	munera	0.07
मूणीर	munira	0.04
मुनीऱ	munira	0.04
अनीर	anira	0.04
मुशीर	musira	0.04
मोनीर	monira	0.04
मुबीर	mubira	0.04
मुजि	muji	0.04
मुलीर	mulira	0.04
मुनारी	munari	0.04
मुनीरा	munira	0.04
मुंशी	munsi	0.04
मुनीक	munika	0.04
मूनी	muni	0.04
मुिनर्	muinar	0.04
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Munir in the Russian language
Мунир	munir	-

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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 Munir
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Munir Surname

Munir Surname User-submission:

Munir Surname Distribution Map

Munir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Munir Demographics

$47,464 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Munir Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Munir? popularity and diffusion

Munir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Munir Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Munir Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

$47,464^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Munir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Munir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Munir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Munir Last Name Statistics ^demography