Mukiiri Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mukiiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukiiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2671:172,95813,142
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Mukiiri (13) may also be a first name.

Mukiiri Last Name Facts

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

Mukiiri is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mukiiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukiiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukiiri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mukiiri is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 172,958. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 97 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 1 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Mukiiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mukiiri last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukiira86120/
Muciiri864/
Mukiire863/
Mukyiri861/
Mikiiri861/
Muchiiri807/
Mmukiira801/
M'Mukiira751/
Mukaijire751/
Mukyire717/
Mukyeri716/
Mikieri711/
Mukahijira711/
Mukhiyra671/
Miquieri671/
Mucijeri671/
Mukyirehe631/
Mukyera5720/
Mokiere574/
Mukyere573/
Mokiera571/
Mikyeri571/
Mikiere571/
Mukjeree531/
Mauchiere507/

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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 Mukiiri
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