Mírez Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Mírez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mírez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Mirez (818) are calculated separately.

Mírez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mírez is more commonly found in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Mirez. Click here for further potential spellings of Mírez.

How Common Is The Last Name Mírez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mírez reside; 50 percent reside in Central America and 50 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

It is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,780,069. Not including Costa Rica Mírez occurs in one country. It is also common in Peru, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirez93818/
Mrez8915/
Merez801,553/
Mhrez80353/
Mmrez803/
Myrez801/
Maíre801/
Mehrez7324,618/
Mierez732,718/
Meretz73322/
Moirez73214/
Meurez7389/
Merecz7374/
Meresz7344/
Mergez7340/
Meriez7330/
Miriez7330/
Meirez7315/
Merhez7315/
Merezh735/
Meraez734/
Mihrez734/
Mairez732/
Maíres731/
Mereaz731/
Hmerez731/
Mitrez731/
Misrez731/
Mirrez731/
Mhirez731/
Mearez730/
Merz6736,010/
Mire6729,749/
Mere6723,753/
Myre672,797/
Mirz67859/
Mireisz6773/
Mres6723/
Mère6716/
Merretz6714/
Míra676/
Mierrez673/
Mére672/
Märe672/
Mehreaz672/
Meahrez671/
Mierecz671/
Mirziez671/
Mereucz671/
Mehrrez671/
Meirerz671/
Mjrz671/

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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 Mírez
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