The Mira surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,870 people carried this name — #15,625 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 32% from 1,414 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Mira surname
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mira» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,541 people named Mira live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 793 people named Mira.
Most of them — 437 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
202 people named Mira live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
115 people named Mira have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 184 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Mira live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
31 people named Mira is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Mira,
with a public archive behind them.
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Magdalena Mira 1859–1930 · painter -
Francesco Mira 1861–1920 · lawyer -
Aurora Mira 1863–1939 · painter -
Crispim Mira 1880–1927 · journalist -
Aureliano de Mira Fernandes 1884–1958 · politician -
Martino Mira 1562–1619 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mira.
- Mio 236 · U.S. census
- Mion 392 · U.S. census
- Mione 505 · U.S. census
- Miotto 168 · U.S. census
- Miquel 130 · U.S. census
- Mir 2,097 · U.S. census
- Mirabel 118 · U.S. census
- Mirabella 1,512 · U.S. census
- Mirabile 1,147 · U.S. census
- Miraglia 1,495 · U.S. census
- Miralles 548 · U.S. census
- Miramon 332 · U.S. census
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