Mukairu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mukairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mukairu (38) may also be a first name.

Mukairu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukairu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukairu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukairu is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Mukairu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukairu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mukairu is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 38 people.

The last name Mukairu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Mukairu is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhairu931/
Mukaru92261/
Mukiru927/
Moukairou882/
Mikairu86171/
Mukkaru865/
Muikaru863/
Mukharu862/
Mukaaru861/
Mokairu861/
Mukajuru8011/
Mikhairu801/
Moukarou801/
Mikaru7751/
Mukeru7723/
Mikiru7710/
Mokaru775/
Muciru773/
Moukaïrou752/
Muchiru71535/
Muscaru714/
Mookiru713/
Mikirau711/
Muicaru711/
Mokarou711/
Mokkaru711/
Mukkeru711/
Mikaîrou671/
Migkirou671/
Moukourou638/
Mouchirou632/
Muceru6289/
Mikeru626/
Micaru621/
Mougkourou591/
Mucheru576,934/
Mikeruy571/
Micaruu571/
Moucherou503/
Moucherau501/

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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 Mukairu
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