Mureithi Surname
Approximately 14,978 people bear this surname
Mureithi Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'shepherd' in the Kikuyu language. The surname is found predominantly among the Kikuyu, Embu, and Meru in Central Kenya.
Mureithi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14,708 | 1:3,140 | 486 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Mùrèîthî (1) are calculated separately.
Mureithi (3,085) may also be a first name.
Mureithi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'shepherd' in the Kikuyu language. The surname is found predominantly among the Kikuyu, Embu, and Meru in Central Kenya.
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Mureithi Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Mureithi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mureithi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mureithi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as: Mùrèîthî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mureithi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,293rd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 486,550 people. The last name Mureithi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mureithi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 129,881st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 3,085 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,708 people, or 1 in 3,140. In Kenya Mureithi is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 24 percent live, Nyeri County, where 12 percent live and Nakuru County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Mureithi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mureithi are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mureithi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning R 236,484 per year and in United States they earn 23.8% less than the national average, earning $32,881 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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