Mbiiri Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbiiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbiiri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Mbiiri (67) may also be a first name.

Mbiiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbiiri is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbiiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Mbiiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbiiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 67 people.

Mbiiri is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Mbiiri is most common in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 97 percent reside, Machakos County, where 2 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbiira83118/
Mwiiri8384/
Mbiire8349/
Mbieri8311/
Mviiri832/
Muiiri831/
Mwihiri772/
Mbieeri771/
Mbihaire711/
Nviiri67891/
Mbiere67305/
Mwiire679/
Nbiira676/
Mwiira672/
Muhaijiri671/
Mbiery671/
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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 Mbiiri
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