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    The surname Miura

    A Japanese surname, carried by 1,329 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M600

    Miura: #20,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Miura #20,099, 1,329 people Miura: #20,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Miura #20,099, 1,329 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Miura is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    Japanese origin

    Borrowed from Japanese 三浦 (Miura).

    One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,329 people named Miura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,314 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,360.

    #20,099
    rank among US surnames
    1,329
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #18,667)

    Who is named Miura

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    75% of people named Miura identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.8% as two or more races and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
    • Two or more races 9.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Miuras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Takashi Miura
      Boxeador mexicano, born 1984

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Miura

    Miura has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

    Other Japanese surnames

    All 123 Japanese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Miura come from?
    Borrowed from Japanese 三浦 (Miura).
    How common is the surname Miura?
    1,329 people in the United States had the surname Miura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,314 Americans. It ranked 20,099th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Miura?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Miura identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.8% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Miura?
    Takashi Miura, boxeador mexicano.
    Where is the surname Miura most common?
    Wikidata records people named Miura in Japan.
    Is the surname Miura getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,329 in 2010, down 2.3%.