Muhiru Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muhiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Muhiru Last Name Facts

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

Muhiru is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Muhiru reside; 27 percent reside in East Africa and 27 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Muhiru is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhairu922/
Muiru915,608/
Mouhirou861/
Muheru8339/
Muirui833/
Mwuiru831/
Mbuiru831/
Muheeru772/
Muirouh771/
Mwiru738,655/
Mbiru73738/
Mwuru731/
Mvuru731/
Mouyirou711/
Mouiraux711/
Mbirui6745/
Mbairu6711/
Muerau677/
Mbirou675/
Mbirhu673/
Mouhayrou671/
Muiroe671/
Mbairou6211/
Mbeirou621/
M'Beirou571/
Mweru554,094/
Mberu55214/
Mweeru505/

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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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