Mukiru Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mukiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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
Mukiru is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mukiru is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Mukiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mukiru live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mukiru is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Mukiru is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 60 percent are found and Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Mukiru is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukairu | 92 | 30 | / |
| Mukhairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukuru | 83 | 5,417 | / |
| Mukeru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mikiru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Muciru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Moukairou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muchiru | 77 | 535 | / |
| Mikairu | 77 | 171 | / |
| Maukuru | 77 | 66 | / |
| Mukkuru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mookiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muukuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mukuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikirau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhkuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukhuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukkeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokairu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mikhairu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Migkirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muceru | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mikuru | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mikeru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mouchirou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mucuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucheru | 62 | 6,934 | / |
| Mikeruy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moucherou | 53 | 3 | / |
| Moucherau | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis