Mabiru Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mabiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mabiru (11) may also be a first name.

Mabiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mabiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mabiru has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mabiru is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mabiru reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mabiru is also the 3,487,849th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Mabiru is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 56 percent live, Kiambu County, where 15 percent live and Muranga County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maebiru92109/
Mabirou9222/
Mabeirou861/
Maberu8315/
Maviru837/
Muibiru772/
Maberou771/
Maweru67375/
Maveru676/
Mavairaud672/
Moberu671/
Mobergu621/
Maverou621/
Mebeuru621/
Maveraud5738/
Mahaweru572/
Maweheru571/
Machweru571/
Mauverou571/
Maveyraud5398/
Mauverout532/
Mauveroux531/
Masveyraud5037/
Moveru509/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mabiru
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