Mirithu Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mirithu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirithu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya901:513,11025,838

Mirithu Last Name Facts

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

Mirithu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirithu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mirithu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 513,110. In Kenya Mirithu is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 78 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 10 percent reside and Muranga County, where 4 percent reside.

Mirithu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mirithu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirithuh931/
Miritu921/
M'Mirithu881/
Mhiritu861/
Merrithu800/
Muritu771,999/
Miretu7710/
Meritu772/
Merritheu751/
Meritheus750/
Mihretu718,073/
Mergitu711,450/
Meritus71448/
Murittu7195/
Meristu7115/
Mhiretu715/
Mehritu714/
Muritau714/
Méritus712/
Muiretu711/
Meritud711/
Miritoo711/
Miretou711/
Metritou674/
Meristus671/
Meriteus671/
Merituth670/
Meretu621,775/
Murutu62620/
Merutu6229/
Muretu621/
Mehretu5778/
Mereatu5757/
Meretus575/
Murutau573/
Myretus572/
Merretu571/
Meretush531/
Merettush501/

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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 Mirithu
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