Miruru Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Miruru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4991:92,5458,278
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Miruru (94) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Miruru Demographics

Miruru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Miruru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miruru is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miruru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 609,110th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Miruru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Miruru is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 94 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 92,545. In Kenya Miruru is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent live, Kiambu County, where 39 percent live and Kisii County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Miruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Miruru last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mururu832,245/
Meruru8315/
Miriru834/
Mururui774/
Mhururu772/
Mururuy771/
Mururuh771/
Mearuru771/
Muriru6714/
Meriru671/
Muiriru629/
Muruuru622/
Mirirou621/
Murhiru621/
Murhurhu573/
Mejrhirou53136/
Mejrirrou534/
Majrhirou531/
Mejrhirrou50136/
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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 Miruru
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