Muhajiri Surname
Approximately 795 people bear this surname
Muhajiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Philippines | 257 | 1:393,923 | 50,777 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muhajiri (107) may also be a first name.
Muhajiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhajiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhajiri is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muhajiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhajiri? popularity and diffusion
Muhajiri is the 432,755th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Muhajiri live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 107 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Apart from Malawi it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhadjiri | 94 | 3 | / |
| Muhajirih | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mouhajiri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muhajirie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muhaijiri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muhairi | 93 | 315 | / |
| Mouhadjiri | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muhajira | 88 | 67 | / |
| Muhajari | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mouhajri | 88 | 9 | / |
| Muhajiry | 88 | 5 | / |
| Muhairij | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muhasiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muhujiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muchayiri | 82 | 90 | / |
| Mouhayiri | 82 | 9 | / |
| Muhadjeri | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mouhajeri | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mouhagiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhazhiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhadžiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhairiss | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mouairi | 80 | 72 | / |
| Mwajiri | 80 | 64 | / |
| Muhaire | 80 | 59 | / |
| Muaiari | 80 | 49 | / |
| Muhairy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Muaziri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muajira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muasiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouhadjeri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Musayiri | 75 | 15 | / |
| Muhajare | 75 | 12 | / |
| Muaiarri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muhaceri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muhaweri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhayire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhujira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiyra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musajuri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchayeri | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mbairi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Muhadžeri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muthiyeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhazheri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujjagiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahajira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchayire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasiri | 67 | 147 | / |
| Mwajira | 67 | 128 | / |
| Muheire | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muayari | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mwagiri | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mouauri | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwaziri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mauauri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhirre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbayiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muchahjary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaceri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbajari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbehari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muayrih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhadzheri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muharhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuyiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muheira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muhajiri
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