Miiru Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Miiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 104 | 1:444,038 | 23,626 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Miiru (11) may also be a first name.
Miiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Miiru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Miiru.
How Common Is The Last Name Miiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Miiru is the 1,604,449th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Miiru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The last name Miiru is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 93 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 4 percent are found and Meru County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Miiru is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mijiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maijiru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mihirou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Miyru | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mjiru | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mieru | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mierau | 73 | 1,569 | / |
| Mjirou | 73 | 136 | / |
| Mierut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mieruz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mierou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mierup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mierus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieruch | 67 | 165 | / |
| Mietrup | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mehirou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhairu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouyirou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mjeru | 60 | 121 | / |
| Myeru | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mgeru | 60 | 1 | / |
| Muheru | 55 | 39 | / |
| Mäearu | 55 | 20 | / |
| Meheru | 55 | 20 | / |
| Mieroo | 55 | 5 | / |
| Maaerou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Miiru
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