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 last name Muchiru occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchiru? popularity and diffusion

Muchiru is the 585,091st most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. Muchiru is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchiru reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 89,496. In Kenya Muchiru is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 32 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 19 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Muchiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muchiru last name is primarily 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
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