Myira Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Myira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Myira (23) may also be a first name.

Myira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myira is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Myira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Myira is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Myira live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname Myira is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa Myira is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Myira Last Name Statistics demography

Myira earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.23% less than the national average, earning R 115,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyiera831/
Mouyira831/
Miera802,625/
Mjira80121/
Myyra8025/
Miira8022/
Miyra8013/
Myera8011/
Myiro801/
Myiri801/
Myire801/
Myiry801/
Mierau731,569/
Mehira731,401/
Mieras731,171/
Mihira73873/
Miitra73282/
Myerga73121/
Mierea7386/
Myhyra7326/
Myhera7326/
Miiraa7320/
Mieira7315/
Miyora7314/
Mijera7312/
Mierza7312/
Miirza737/
Mierat736/
Mijira736/
Mierra735/
Miisra734/
Myireh733/
Miehra733/
Mieray733/
Myeras732/
Mieyra732/
Mjitra731/
Miiraj731/
Mihera731/
Meaira731/
Mierha731/
Miytra731/
Myerai731/
Mieraj731/
Miajra731/
Miyrad731/
Mihiraj67380/
Mehiray67302/
Miherea6766/
Mehiraj6738/
Majiera6719/
Mouyiri6713/
Mehiras6711/
Meeisra675/
Maayiri673/
Mmierai673/
Meaitra672/
Mihirad672/
Miahyra671/
Mieraja671/
Miereau671/
Mujjira671/
Majjira671/
Meairaj671/
Mehaira671/
Mehirah671/
Miherza671/
Mjiradh671/
Mihirga671/
Miherța671/
Mijeras671/
Mayiere671/
Maayera671/
Miohira671/
Myeraya671/
Maiyera671/
Maijera671/
Mihiroa671/
Myithry671/

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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 Myira
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