Miruri Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miruri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miruri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Spain591:792,40732,853
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Miruri (17) may also be a first name.

Miruri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miruri is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miruri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,441,361st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. Miruri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Miruri reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Miruri is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 570,122. In Kenya Miruri is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 69 percent reside, Muranga County, where 11 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 40 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Miruri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muiruri9245,575/
Mirutri9229/
Mairuri922/
Mirauri922/
Moiruri921/
Mirruri921/
Mirzouri8646/
Mirourai865/
Mmuiruri864/
Muiruiri864/
Mururi831,278/
Miriri83280/
Mirori8317/
Mirura8315/
Meruri834/
Mairura772,851/
Mirieri77490/
Mirirai77170/
Mirrori7798/
Miroori7746/
Mhiriri7735/
Murauri7717/
Mairiri7715/
Mairori7712/
Majruri777/
Merurio774/
M'Eruri774/
Mururui774/
Muiriri772/
Meirura772/
Merurai772/
Murruri771/
Muirure771/
Muirury771/
Merouri771/
Mhururi771/
Mesrouri711,780/
Majjruri7118/
Mirzorai711/
Mmairura711/
Mereurio711/
Mergurio711/
Merrouri711/
Mrehouri711/
Mairuira711/
Mehrouri711/
Miroorhi711/
Murire67654/
Muriri67292/
Merura67111/
Meriri6780/
Mirrorzai6723/
Murure6723/
Mirora6722/
Merori675/
Mirore671/
Muriry671/

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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
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  • 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 Miruri
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