Munshir Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Munshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India331:23,244,406321,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Munshir (366) may also be a first name.

Munshir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munshir (Hindi: मुंशीर, Marathi: मुंशीर) is found most frequently in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munshir? popularity and diffusion

Munshir is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Munshir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Munshir live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Munshir is also the 454,857th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 366 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 23,244,406. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 67 percent are found, Kerala, where 21 percent are found and Bihar, where 9 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munshair931/
Munsir92174/
Munsher862/
Mounsir860/
Mounsher8033/
Munscher8023/
Munsheer8017/
Mounssir804/
Munzir77915/
Munser77332/
Munjir77183/
Monsir7726/
Mungir771/
Moonshire750/
Mundzir71758/
Muncher71270/
Muntjir71216/
Mouncir71204/
Mounser7186/
Munsere7127/
Monsehr7121/
Munseer7121/
Monsier7113/
Monsher7110/
Munzier719/
Moonsir715/
Munzair711/
Munzher711/
Monssir711/
Munjitr711/
Monsuir711/
Munrzir711/
Maungir711/
Mungier711/
Monseir711/
Mounzir711/
Monnsir710/
Mouncher67127/
Münscher67123/
Moonsair672/
Munchert671/
Mhungire671/
Maungire671/
Monshear670/
Mounseer670/

Munshir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munshir in the Hindi language
मुंशीरmunsira57.02
मुन्शीरmunsira42.54
मुन्सहीरmunsahira0.44
Munshir in the Marathi language
मुंशीरmunsira33.33
मुन्शीरmunsira33.33
मुनिशरmunisara22.22
मुनशीरmunasira11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munshir
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