Musira Surname

250,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Musira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9301:56,9266,188
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musira (853) may also be a first name.

Musira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musira (Arabic: موصيري, Hindi: मुसीरा, Marathi: मुसीरा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,640th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,606,540 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Musira are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Musira is also the 279,019th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 853 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 930 people, or 1 in 56,926. In Tanzania Musira is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 42 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Musira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushira92549/
Musirah92181/
Musirat9280/
Mutsira9237/
Musaira924/
Musirad924/
Mussira923/
Muhsira921/
Musiray921/
Musirach8615/
Moushira8610/
Museirah866/
Mushaira866/
Mushirat865/
Moussira863/
Mushirad862/
Mushirah862/
Mautsira861/
Musiraja861/
Mussirat861/
Mushsira861/
Mauseira861/
Muzira833,944/
Musiri831,676/
Musera831,484/
Mugira831,479/
Mucira831,260/
Musire83370/
Musiro83144/
Misira83133/
Mosira83114/
Mujira8371/
Musiry8324/
Musyra831/
Mausuiray804/
Mushairad801/
Muchira778,413/
Mushiri77772/
Muzhira77414/
Musairi77259/
Mujirah77239/
Musiroh77227/
Maugira77175/
Missira77141/
Moshira77126/
Mhosira7791/
Mushera7790/
Mucitra7775/
Misiera7772/
Muserra7765/
Misirah7757/
Mishira7757/
Mussiri7737/
Musieri7728/
Musiris7727/
Mudzira7722/
Musireu7721/
Mugiray7713/
Musirri7712/
Mausire7712/
Mudsiri7712/
Muhsiri7710/
Mushire7710/
Mushiro779/
Musirih778/
Muserat777/
Mutsiri777/
Musoiri776/
Mosiraj774/
Museera774/
Muisiri774/
Mosirai774/
Mussera774/
Museura773/
Muziraz773/
Moseira773/
Muzirea772/
Musiery772/
Mausera772/
Muzaira772/
Mussiry772/
Musaire772/
Muscera772/
Mudjira772/
Maujira771/
Misuira771/
Muusiri771/
Muzirap771/
Muzoira771/
Musyora771/
Mutsiro771/
Musirip771/
Mugiras771/
Mizuira771/
Mousera771/
Mihsira771/
Mujiray771/
Mujjira771/
Misirau771/
Misirra771/
Muzirha771/
Musirei771/
Musirou771/
Musirre771/
Musiere771/
Misiraa771/
Muserah771/
Mushyra771/
Mushirraja751/
Maussire71213/
Muschera71179/
Missirah71123/
Musereau71107/
Maushiro7159/
Mauchira7158/
Musheera7138/
Mutsairo7119/
Mushaire7118/
Mousairi7116/
Muhijira714/
Mushiere714/
Muchaira713/
Mouchira713/
Muserrat712/
Musserat712/
Moussiri712/
Mushairi712/
Moushire711/
Musherat711/
Muchiraj711/
Moudjira711/
Moutsera711/
Moussera711/
Musherha711/
Mushiree711/
Musierie711/
Mussiris711/
Muchirah711/
Mosieray711/
Mussairy711/
Mutsitri711/
Musairii711/
Mushiret711/
Mushirit711/
Muhdsiri711/
Muzairas711/
Mushairy711/
Mussairi711/
Musserra711/
Mhudsiri711/
Hmudsiri711/
Muisiero710/
Mizera677,414/
Mugera674,506/
Misera672,097/
Musere671,452/
Muciri671,345/
Moussirou671,090/
Muzire67709/
Muziri67687/
Museri67617/
Mujera67578/
Mosiri67519/
Moussiere67309/
Muzyra67303/
Mosera67294/
Mosiro67282/
Misiro67241/
Mucera67134/
Muziro67133/
Musero67129/
Mosire67121/
Maussiere6765/
Mugiro6764/
Mizira6741/
Moschiera6737/
Mujiro6728/
Muzera6728/
Moucheira6728/
Muzithras678/
Muxiri674/
Musery674/
Misjra673/
Mozira673/
Mauscieri672/
Muciro672/
Maussirou671/
Musherras671/
Musherrat671/
Mushairei671/
Muciry671/
Moussireu671/
Mousseiri671/
Mousserat671/
Mosyra671/

Musira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musira in the Hindi language
मुसीराmusira80.85
मुसिराmusira10.64
मूसीराmusira2.13
मुशीरmusira2.13
मूसिराmusira2.13
मुसीरmusira2.13
Musira in the Marathi language
मुसीराmusira75
मुिसराmuisara25
Musira in the Arabic language
موصيريmwsyry-

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Footnotes

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