Muliru Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muliru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muliru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Muliru (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Muliru Demographics

Muliru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Muliru Last Name Facts

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

Muliru (Marathi: मुळीरु) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muliru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muliru is the 1,478,479th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muliru are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Muliru is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 86 percent live, Nairobi County, where 7 percent live and Nakuru County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Muliru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulgiru921/
Mulirhu921/
Muleru8384/
Muluru8317/
Miliru832/
Mulluru77199/
Muhluru771/
Mulyuru771/
Moulerou712/
Mullerup711/
Moleru673/
Mileru673/
Mullerauh671/
Moullerud671/
Mullerrust634/
Milheirão531/
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Muliru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muliru in the Marathi language
मुळीरुmuliru-

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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 Muliru
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