Muchira Surname

59,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,1751:5,649781
Zimbabwe1841:83,90312,221
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Muchira (1,878) may also be a first name.

Muchira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muchira (Oriya: ମୁଚିରାମ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchira? popularity and diffusion

Muchira is the 59,927th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 866,224 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchira reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muchira is also the 175,552nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,878 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 8,175 people, or 1 in 5,649. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 55 percent reside, Embu County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Muchira Last Name Statistics demography

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

Muchira earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauchira9358/
Muchaira933/
Mouchira933/
Muchiraj931/
Muchiera931/
Muchirah931/
Mucira921,260/
Moucheira8828/
Muchiri8650,062/
Michira865,561/
Muchera86773/
Mushira86549/
Muzhira86414/
Muchiro86144/
Muchura86142/
Mucitra8675/
Muchire8616/
Mukhira8615/
Muhsira861/
Mochira861/
Muchairi801,248/
Muchairo80333/
Muschera80179/
Mucheura8060/
Muchoiri8028/
Mauchire8012/
Moushira8010/
Muchuiri8010/
Mushaira806/
Muuchiri806/
Mouchiri806/
Mushirat805/
Muhijira804/
Mucherah803/
Muchaire802/
Mushirad802/
Muchiori802/
Mushirah802/
Muchairy801/
Mutchera801/
Mukhirah801/
Mukhiray801/
Mucheera801/
Mmuchiri801/
Muchirie801/
Muchirih801/
Michirah801/
Muchirio801/
Mushsira801/
Muzira773,944/
Musira771,582/
Mugira771,479/
Mukira77896/
Mucera77134/
Mujira7771/
Muciro772/
Maucherat7561/
Moschiera7537/
Mauchiere757/
Muchoiroh754/
Mukhairat754/
Muchiroch753/
Moucherat752/
Mouchirou752/
Mucherraz751/
Mushairad751/
Moucherau751/
M'Muchiri751/
Muichuiri751/
Muchero711,890/
Mucheri711,524/
Mochire711,172/
Muchere71552/
Michura71521/
Mukaira71257/
Mujirah71239/
Muchuro71207/
Musirah71181/
Mukirai71176/
Maugira71175/
Muchery71162/
Mouchiroud71149/
Michera71132/
Moshira71126/
Mhosira7191/
Mushera7190/
Musirat7180/
Mukirah7149/
Mutsira7137/
Mukkira7132/
Muzirah7132/
Mudzira7122/
Maukira7122/
Mukhera7121/
Mukeira7115/
Moucheraud7114/
Mugiray7113/
Mukhiri7113/
Mochiry7110/
Mochiro7110/
Mushiro719/
Muxhera716/
Mochera716/
Muikira716/
Musaira714/
Mochiri714/
Michiro714/
Musirad714/
Maucera713/
Mussira713/
Muciros713/
Mociraj713/
Muzirea712/
Muzaira712/
Muscera712/
Muceera712/
Maujira711/
Mucairo711/
Mucheraowa711/
Moukheitra711/
Muzoira711/
Mukhire711/
Mouchairou711/
Moudchirou711/
Mujiray711/
Mujkira711/
Muzirha711/
Musiray711/
Mokhira711/
Mushyra711/
Moschera67157/
Mouchere67133/
Mucherahowa6788/
Maushiro6759/
Muzairah6738/
Musheera6738/
Mucherie6728/
Mukhiroh6721/
Mukhairi6721/
Mukhoiri6718/
Muchuuro6718/
Musirach6715/
Muscherà6712/
Mukairah679/
Museirah676/
Mauciero676/
Muzhiroh675/
Mochairo675/
Mukirapp674/
Mukeiray674/
Mokhiray674/
Mucheeri674/
Mouchère673/
Muschero673/
Moucheri673/
Moussira673/
Mujehera673/
Micherah672/
Mautsira671/
Moschiro671/
Mucherry671/
Mutchere671/
Musherat671/
Mochairy671/
Moukaira671/
Michirey671/
Musherha671/
Mussirat671/
M'Mukira671/
Mujherat671/
Mukheera671/
Mauseira671/
Micheera671/
Micheiro671/
Miechiro671/
Mucherer670/
Mucheroy670/

Muchira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muchira in the Oriya language
ମୁଚିରାମmucirama-

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