Muiruri Surname

12,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muiruri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muiruri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya45,0731:1,025160
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
England1041:535,75133,356
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Muiruri (12,324) may also be a first name.

Muiruri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muiruri occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muiruri? popularity and diffusion

Muiruri is the 12,318th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 159,902 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muiruri are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,205th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 12,324 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 45,073 people, or 1 in 1,025. In Kenya Muiruri is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent reside, Muranga County, where 24 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Muiruri Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Muiruri last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muiruri earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.08% less than the national average, earning $23,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmuiruri934/
Muiruiri934/
Mururi921,278/
Miruri92149/
Mwiruri86186/
Mirutri8629/
Murauri8617/
Mururui864/
Mairuri862/
Mirauri862/
Muiriri862/
Mhururi861/
Moiruri861/
Murruri861/
Maururi861/
Murguri861/
Muirure861/
Mirruri861/
Muirury861/
Mururgi861/
Mbiruri861/
Mirzouri8046/
Mirourai805/
Muhiriri804/
Mujiriri801/
Maurouri801/
Maruri776,482/
Moruri774,313/
Murori77435/
Miriri77280/
Murura77131/
Murure7723/
Mirori7717/
Mirura7715/
Meruri774/
Mourouris751/
Mairura712,851/
Mirieri71490/
Marurai71299/
Marauri71281/
Mirirai71170/
Mahruri71122/
Mhurura71121/
Muraura71113/
Mhurure71110/
Mirrori7198/
Miroori7146/
Mhiriri7135/
Marruri7131/
Murrure7130/
Mwiriri7117/
Mairiri7115/
Maaruri7115/
Maruuri7114/
Mairori7112/
Majruri717/
M'Eruri714/
Merurio714/
Muruiri714/
Muirore713/
Meirura712/
Merurai712/
Mururet711/
Marhuri711/
Merouri711/
Muroura711/
Murhura711/
Mwirura711/
Mweruri711/
Morouri711/
Morauri711/
Mururuy711/
Marurie710/
Mesrouri671,780/
Murrieri67149/
Mahrouri6737/
Majjruri6718/
Muraurer672/
Mehrouri671/
Miroorhi671/
Mirzorai671/
Mayiriri671/
Mwairori671/
Merrouri671/
Mrehouri671/
Mutrutry671/
Muyerura671/
Muyariri671/
Mergurio671/
Mereurio671/
Majaruri671/
Mmairura671/
Mweirori671/

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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 Muiruri
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