Miringu Surname

233,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miringu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miringu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6621:27,7863,086
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England51:11,143,612252,590
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Miringu (594) may also be a first name.

Miringu Last Name Facts

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

Miringu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miringu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,295th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,214,891 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Miringu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Miringu is also the 343,155th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 594 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,662 people, or 1 in 27,786. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 39 percent are found, Muranga County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Miringu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Miringu are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Miringu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miring'u931,491/
Miringau934/
Miringou932/
Miringuh931/
Mirinu9261/
Miring'uh882/
Muringu868/
Mirienu866/
Meringu862/
Mairinu861/
Miorinu861/
Mirgu8312/
Muring'u802/
Mirgus774/
Mairgu773/
Merinu772/
Mirgou771/
Murengu71480/
Mirgaux71327/
Mireanu71313/
Meirgus7110/
Mmerinu713/
Merinau712/
Merinus711/
Mrhengu711/
Merengu711/
Mirinoo711/
Mitrguh711/
Mirenus710/
Mergu678,282/
Mitreanu67310/
Miereanu67108/
Mirzeanu6766/
Maireanu6751/
Metrinou6716/
Mairenou672/
Mitraynu672/
Mitrenuş671/

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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 Miringu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis