Mureithi Surname

35,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,7081:3,140486
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
England261:2,143,00282,017
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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 Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mureithi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mùrèîthî. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mureithi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,293rd most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 486,550 people. This surname is predominantly found 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. Mureithi is also the 129,881st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,085 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,708 people, or 1 in 3,140. In Kenya Mureithi is most common in: Nairobi County, where 24 percent live, Nyeri County, where 12 percent live and Nakuru County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name 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 carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mureithi last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mureiithi945/
Mureithii941/
Murithi9360,309/
Murethi9328/
Murithii8889/
Moreithi8810/
Murrithi886/
Muriethi886/
Mureitio882/
Muirethi882/
Muritthi882/
Muirithi881/
Murijthi881/
Murithih881/
Mureihti881/
Murethii881/
Muruithi881/
Mmurithi881/
Muriti86136/
Mùrèîthî831/
M'Murithi829/
Muirithio821/
Murathi801,927/
Morithi8096/
Morethi8045/
Mauriti8020/
Muraiti8019/
Murithy8012/
Mirithi8010/
Muritai806/
Muritio804/
Muritti803/
Murethy801/
Muroiti801/
Mureita801/
Muretha801/
Murethe801/
Muritii801/
Muriyati75237/
Mauritis7528/
Mauritti7528/
Muretich7524/
Muraitis7515/
Mauritio755/
Mourioti753/
Muritaia753/
Moorithi752/
Muurathi751/
Mourethe751/
Mauritie751/
Murrithy751/
Muretieh751/
Mirithai751/
Mourethy751/
Maurithy751/
Miriti7112,955/
Mureti714,441/
Moriti71485/
Mureta71225/
Murgoitio71204/
Murita71162/
Muretisch7118/
Murgaitio7114/
Murite718/
Murete717/
Muriyatih715/
Murity715/
Murajitti713/
Maurituis711/
Moraiti672,087/
Muratet671,002/
Murathe67631/
Morethe67500/
Morathi67427/
Muratha67403/
Muretti67335/
Muretta67210/
Maurity67139/
Mirathi67108/
Maureta67104/
Murieta67101/
Murzeti6794/
Moritie6783/
Maurite6766/
Maurita6732/
Moritti6732/
Moreita6726/
Muriete6724/
Murrita6715/
Muratih6712/
Muraite6712/
Mourita6711/
Miritai6710/
Muritaa676/
Mourete676/
Moreite676/
Morethy675/
Maurete675/
Murette674/
Morriti673/
Mureete673/
Moretha673/
Muratii672/
Muritta672/
Mureata672/
Murreta672/
Maureti672/
Mourity671/
Miritiy671/
Mooriti671/
Murathy671/
Muritaj671/
Murreti671/
Murythy671/
Muurita671/
Mourite671/
Mureeta671/
Muriotj671/
Muritee671/
Muroita671/
Moritha671/
Morithy671/
Moretii671/
Mirethy671/
Meurete670/
Mureste670/

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