Muhiru Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Muhiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Muhiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhiru is most common in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Muhiru live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi Muhiru exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhairu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muiru | 91 | 5,608 | / |
| Mouhirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muheru | 83 | 39 | / |
| Muirui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwuiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muheeru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muirouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiru | 73 | 8,655 | / |
| Mbiru | 73 | 738 | / |
| Mwuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouyirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouiraux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbirui | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mbairu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muerau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbirou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbirhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouhayrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiroe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbairou | 62 | 11 | / |
| Mbeirou | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Beirou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mweru | 55 | 4,094 | / |
| Mberu | 55 | 214 | / |
| Mweeru | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Muhiru
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