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 surname Miiru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Miiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Miiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,604,449th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Miiru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya Miiru is most numerous in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 93 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 4 percent are found and Meru County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis