Myr Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Norway

Myr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine931:489,49156,515
France531:1,253,259128,888
Norway401:128,55716,659
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Myr (441) may also be a first name.

Myr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Myr is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 760,012th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Myr live; 25 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 408,221st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 441 people.

The last name Myr is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 489,491. In Ukraine Myr is most frequent in: Kiev, where 43 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Myr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Myr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Myr last name expanded 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Myr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Myr last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Myr earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning 334,264 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning $31,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $30,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayr8647,052/
Myre862,797/
Myhr861,670/
Meyr861,258/
Moyr86204/
Hmyr86101/
Myrt8672/
Myrå8616/
Myor8613/
Myrh862/
Mhyr862/
Mmyr861/
Mytr861/
Åmyr861/
Mysr861/
Myrd861/
Muyr861/
Myrr860/
Myhre7511,311/
Mauyr751,139/
Meyre75824/
Mohyr75233/
Mahyr75193/
Muhyr75102/
Mayre7589/
Mhyre7551/
Myrre7516/
Muyre7515/
Myrhe7515/
Mieyr7511/
Myrrh7511/
Moyre757/
Mouyr756/
Mooyr754/
Håmyr754/
Maayr754/
Myoyr751/
Mayrt751/
Meyër751/
Meysr751/
Mysrt751/
Moytr751/
Meyrt751/
Mayjr751/
Moyhr750/
Mayhr750/
Mir67828,448/
Mer678,485/
Myrrhe6781/
Myrova6774/
Mre6748/
Mjr6730/
Maysrh674/
Mír674/
Mayreh673/
Mauyre673/
Mér671/
Meyrrh670/

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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
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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 Myr
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