Mucheru Surname

71,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mucheru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mucheru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,8461:6,746898
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
England101:5,571,806158,774
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mucheru (1,783) may also be a first name.

Mucheru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mucheru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mucheru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mucheru is the 71,231st most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,050,987 people. The surname Mucheru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mucheru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mucheru is also the 181,162nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,783 people.

The surname Mucheru is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 6,846 people, or 1 in 6,746. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 18 percent live, Kiambu County, where 16 percent live and Muranga County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mucheru Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Mucheru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Mucheru earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning $29,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muscheru9331/
Muceru9289/
Moucherou883/
Moucherau881/
Muchiru86535/
Mucharu8613/
Musheru8610/
Mucerus861/
Moucheroud8268/
Moucheraud8214/
Muchorui804/
Moscheru801/
Museru77111/
Mujeru7764/
Mukeru7723/
Mugeru779/
Muciru773/
Muchaharu7515/
Mouchirou752/
Michiru71188/
Mouchiroud71149/
Mudzeru718/
Mushiru717/
Musseru713/
Muzhiru711/
Mukkeru711/
Muchaharuy711/
Mouchairou711/
Moudchirou711/
Mudshiru677/
Mousseru671/
Mushairu671/
Mukhairu671/

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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 Mucheru
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