Muhiri Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6181:74,7256,988
Tanzania3061:173,01215,142
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Muhiri (348) may also be a first name.

Muhiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhiri (Hindi: मुहीरी) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Muhiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhiri? popularity and diffusion

Muhiri is the 368,594th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. The surname Muhiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muhiri reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Muhiri is also the 467,354th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 348 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 74,725. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 82 percent reside, Narok County, where 16 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Muhiri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhairi92315/
Muhirhi9222/
Muhiriz921/
Muhairij864/
M'Muhiri861/
Muhire8380,965/
Mihiri83531/
Muheri83429/
Mouiri83265/
Mauiri838/
Muhairiss801/
Mouairi7772/
Muhaire7759/
Muheire7719/
Mahuiri7715/
Mouyiri7713/
Muhairy777/
Muhgeri775/
Mujgiri774/
Muheris774/
Mouheri772/
Muhirre772/
Mouhire771/
Mouhiry771/
Muhirer771/
Muhiere771/
Mouirri771/
Muheira771/
Mguheri771/
Mihiriy771/
Mauhire770/
Miiri73257/
Mouhajri719/
Muhijira714/
Mouittri711/
Muhere67736/
Moujri67239/
Mihire6771/
Mouira6713/
Mauire676/
Moeiri676/
Mouiry674/
Mouire671/
Meuira671/
Mauiry671/
Mauira671/
Mauyri671/
Mieiri671/
Mouyri671/

Muhiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhiri in the Hindi language
मुहीरीmuhiri-

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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
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  • 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 Muhiri
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