Smira Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Smira Surname User-submission:
The first Czech Šmíra to came to the USA over 100 years ago. Upon their settlement, Rudolph and Anna Šmíra changed the name to Smira, thus Americanizing themselves. Four generations later, the family pronounces our surname 'sm-eye-ruh'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Albania | 46 | 1:63,349 | 7,550 |
| Romania | 38 | 1:528,365 | 39,789 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Šmíra (72) are calculated separately.
Smira (461) may also be a first name.
Smira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The first Czech Šmíra to came to the USA over 100 years ago. Upon their settlement, Rudolph and Anna Šmíra changed the name to Smira, thus Americanizing themselves. Four generations later, the family pronounces our surname 'sm-eye-ruh'.
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Smira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smira (Arabic: سميرع, Georgian: სმირა, Marathi: समीरा, Russian: Смира) is found most in Morocco. It may also appear as a variant: Šmíra. Click here for further potential spellings of Smira.
How Common Is The Last Name Smira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 638,206th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Smira are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Mahgreb. Smira is also the 397,322nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 461 people.
The last name Smira is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Aside from Morocco Smira is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Albania, where 10 percent live.
Smira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Smira has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smira surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Smira earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning $51,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Smira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smira in the Georgian language | ||
| სმირა | smira | - |
| Smira in the Marathi language | ||
| समीरा | samira | 44.44 |
| मीरा | mira | 44.44 |
| समीर | samira | 11.11 |
| Smira in the Russian language | ||
| Смира | smira | - |
| Smira in the Arabic language | ||
| سميرع | smyr | - |
| سميري | smyry | - |
| سميراء | smyra | - |
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