Muchiru Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muchiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5161:89,4968,061
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muchiru (27) may also be a first name.

Muchiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muchiru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muchiru is the 585,091st most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchiru are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 89,496. In Kenya Muchiru is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 32 percent live, Nyeri County, where 19 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Muchiru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Muchiru earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muciru923/
Mouchirou882/
Mucheru866,934/
Michiru86188/
Muchuru86184/
Mushiru867/
Muzhiru861/
Mouchiroud82149/
Moudchirou821/
Mouchairou821/
Muscheru8031/
Mudshiru807/
Mushairu801/
Mukhairu801/
Muziru77109/
Muceru7789/
Musiru7739/
Mukiru777/
Mociru773/
Michairou755/
Moucherou753/
Mushirush751/
Moucherau751/
Moucheroud7168/
Muzirhu7162/
Mukairu7130/
Musireu7121/
Mudsiru7117/
Moucheraud7114/
Musheru7110/
Musairu716/
Michuru714/
Mutsiru712/
Mujairu712/
Mausiru711/
Mudziru711/
Mucerus711/
Musirou711/
Mussiru711/
Mudssiru677/
Modshiru671/
Moscheru671/
Mouzirou671/
M'Musiru671/
Mausirus671/
Mudsairu671/

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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 Muchiru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis