Smira Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Albania

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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Smira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Albania461:63,3497,550
Romania381:528,36539,789
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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'.

- lizzysmira

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) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Šmíra. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 638,206th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Smira reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 397,322nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 461 people.

The last name Smira is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco Smira is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Albania, where 10 percent reside.

Smira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smira surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smira surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smaira9147/
Smirga9124/
Smirat9119/
Smeira913/
Smirra913/
Smitra912/
Smiraj911/
Smisra911/
Smirad911/
Smirah911/
Smiras911/
Shmira911/
Šmíra8772/
Smairat8329/
Smeirat8320/
Schmira8313/
Shmiras832/
Smithra832/
Smirass832/
Shmiora832/
Smairaz831/
Szmiera831/
Shmaira831/
Smirach830/
Smiri801,360/
Smura80658/
Smera80243/
Smyra80145/
Smire80140/
Smiry80137/
Smiró8020/
Smiro8012/
Zmira8010/
Jmira804/
Cmira803/
Sméra801/
Smirjova774/
Smireova773/
Smairath771/
Smires732,090/
Smurra73549/
Smerea73347/
Smirou7366/
Smayra7346/
Szmyra7342/
Smiros7341/
Smairi7329/
Smaire7326/
Chmira7325/
Szmura7324/
Smerat7323/
Smiris7319/
Zmoira7313/
Smeera7313/
Shmyra7312/
Smerza7311/
Smirer7310/
Shmiro739/
Smoire736/
Smairy736/
Smitri735/
Smurah734/
Shmura733/
Shmera732/
Shmiri732/
Jhmira731/
Zmirah731/
Smitro731/
Zmitra731/
Smitre731/
Smytra731/
Smirii731/
Smihri731/
Smerha731/
Smirre731/
Smirry731/
Smirhaova711/
Smihrou67204/
Smiress67172/
Shmeiry67103/
Schmura6778/
Shmirer6737/
Shmuray6734/
Smereha6734/
Šmiraus6731/
Smuraha6724/
Schmera6711/
Szmuraj678/
Smithro675/
Shmurai675/
Szmerha674/
Smiroud673/
Smirous672/
Shmeera672/
Chmitra671/
Schmire671/
Smirych671/
Smehraj671/
Smerrat671/
Smurray671/
Zmairai671/
Szmirer671/
Smeetra671/
Smithry670/

Smira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smira in the Georgian language
სმირაsmira-
Smira in the Marathi language
समीराsamira44.44
मीराmira44.44
समीरsamira11.11
Smira in the Russian language
Смираsmira-
Smira in the Arabic language
سميرعsmyr-
سميريsmyry-
سميراءsmyra-

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