Muriira Surname
Approximately 4,532 people bear this surname
Muriira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,520 | 1:10,217 | 1,298 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Muriira (749) may also be a first name.
Muriira Demographics
Muriira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muriira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muriira is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 103,687th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,608,020 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muriira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 300,342nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 749 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,520 people, or 1 in 10,217. In Kenya Muriira is most common in: Meru County, where 85 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Muriira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murihira | 93 | 5 | / |
| Muriera | 86 | 205 | / |
| Muriiri | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moriira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muriire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murriera | 80 | 58 | / |
| Morihira | 80 | 28 | / |
| Morieira | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mauriera | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murieras | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muriirhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muiriiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mourieras | 75 | 172 | / |
| Maurieras | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mauriéras | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mureheira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moriera | 71 | 198 | / |
| Mourrieras | 71 | 47 | / |
| Murieri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Murgera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mourrièras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muryera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miriera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moriyra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morihiro | 67 | 1,849 | / |
| Morijiri | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Murrieri | 67 | 149 | / |
| Mouriere | 67 | 82 | / |
| Murgieri | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mirueira | 67 | 14 | / |
| Moreeira | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mauriere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Morriera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murriero | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murgeiro | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maurieri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moreoira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maurière | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourière | 67 | 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 Muriira
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