Muchuru Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1611:95,89013,594
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224

Muchuru (115) may also be a first name.

Muchuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muchuru (Hindi: मुचूरू, Oriya: ମୁଚୁରୁ) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchuru? popularity and diffusion

Muchuru is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Muchuru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchuru reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 115 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 95,890. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Muchuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muchuru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutchuru931/
Mucuru921/
Muchhguru881/
Muchiru86535/
Mushuru8625/
Michuru864/
Mukhuru861/
Mushuruy8033/
Muchorui804/
Mouschourou7819/
Mujuru776,710/
Musuru77195/
Muzuru77169/
Mucoru772/
Michiru71188/
Mousuru714/
Moshuru712/
Mujuruu712/
Mujeuru711/
Mujauru711/
Mutsuru711/
Muisuru711/
Maujuru711/
Muzuuru711/
Muzzurru6745/
Mouzourou63154/
Mousourou633/
Moujourou632/
Mosuru621,125/
Moussourou595/
Moosuru574/
Musuroo573/
Motsuru571/
Mossuru571/
Musooru571/
Mousssourou561/
Mossourou501/

Muchuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muchuru in the Hindi language
मुचूरूmucuru-
Muchuru in the Oriya language
ମୁଚୁରୁmucuru-

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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 Muchuru
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