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

The surname Mukiiri occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukiiri? popularity and diffusion

Mukiiri is the 966,131st most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukiiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mukiiri is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 172,958. In Kenya Mukiiri is most numerous in: Meru County, where 97 percent live, Nyeri County, where 1 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Barring Kenya Mukiiri occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Mukiiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mukiiri last name is predominantly 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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