Muriiki Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muriiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muriiki 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
Kenya7501:61,5736,003
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muriiki (64) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Muriiki Demographics

Muriiki Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 14 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Muriiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muriiki is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriiki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,102nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muriiki reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muriiki is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 750 people, or 1 in 61,573. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 98 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Muriiki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname 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
Muriika8610/
Muriekis801/
Moriike713/
Murjika711/
Mirieki711/
Muriekes6710/
Mauriice671/
Murjica572/
Muryeke571/
Moryeki571/
Mauriece531/
Murrieca531/
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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 Muriiki
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