Mukiru Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mukiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mukiru (9) may also be a first name.

Mukiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukiru is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mukiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mukiru are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mukiru is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name globally It is held by 9 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukairu9230/
Mukhairu861/
Mukuru835,417/
Mukeru8323/
Mikiru8310/
Muciru833/
Moukairou802/
Muchiru77535/
Mikairu77171/
Maukuru7766/
Mukkuru779/
Mookiru773/
Muukuru772/
Mukuuru771/
Mikirau771/
Muhkuru771/
Mukhuru771/
Mukkeru771/
Mokairu771/
Mikhairu711/
Migkirou711/
Muceru6789/
Mikuru6764/
Mikeru676/
Mouchirou672/
Mucuru671/
Mucheru626,934/
Mikeruy621/
Moucherou533/
Moucherau531/

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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 Mukiru
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