Cognomen المنير (المنير 
) , globally, is quite a common family name. The surname المنير is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, Jordan, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan. Very seldom, المنير is the forename as well as the last name.
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| المنير | Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Syria |
| محمد صالح المنير Syrian Islamic scholar, teacher and poet, SY (b. 1850) |
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محمد المنير Libyan footballer, LY (b. 1992) |
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| جمال المنير Syrian actor, SY (b. 1982) |
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أم, ايمن, احمد, اشرف, عبده, عبدو, عبير, عرفة, عصام, علاء, عمرو, عماد, عيسى, عونى, باهى, بسام, بهاء, سلمى, سماح, سامح, ساره, سعيد, انور, امير, الضى, الاء, امل, ابو, عبد, علي, على, عمر, عوض, بدر, سيف, سمر, سراج, سعد, رضا, شمس, أبو, زحل, ضوء, منى, نور, فهد, قبس, الحق, حسن, and حسين