Muriri Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Muriri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Namibia751:32,1254,827
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Muriri (39) may also be a first name.

Muriri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muriri (Hindi: मुरीरी, Marathi: मुरीरी, Oriya: ମୁରୀରୀ) is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Muriri are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muriri is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Muriri is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya Muriri is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 79 percent reside, Migori County, where 8 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Kenya Muriri is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Namibia, where 26 percent reside.

Muriri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murairi92194/
Murieri9210/
Murirai928/
Muruiri924/
Muiriri922/
Murirhi922/
Mouriri921/
Murgiri921/
Mhuriri921/
Muiruiri864/
Maurieri861/
Murira833,059/
Moriri831,727/
Mururi831,278/
Mureri83857/
Murire83654/
Miriri83280/
Muriry831/
Muraira77627/
Muriera77205/
Mirirai77170/
Muraire77155/
Morieri7795/
Mhiriri7735/
Murgeri7727/
Muurira7711/
Mureira779/
Mureire777/
Maureri777/
Mhurira777/
Morirei774/
Mauryri774/
Mourira773/
Muruira772/
Maurira772/
Maurire772/
Mureeri771/
Moreiri771/
Morriri771/
Murruri771/
Murayri771/
Murryri771/
Murreri771/
Murerie771/
Maureira7111,895/
Moureira711,743/
Murrieri71149/
Mouriere7182/
Murriera7158/
Mouraire7130/
Morhirhi7110/
Mahurire718/
Mauriere718/
Maureris716/
Morrieri713/
Mauriera712/
Maurerri711/
Moureire711/
Murreira711/
Murera673,264/
Murere67446/
Morira67386/
Miruri67149/
Murure6723/
Morire6713/
Mourriere676/
Murery670/

Muriri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muriri in the Hindi language
मुरीरीmuriri-
Muriri in the Oriya language
ମୁରୀରୀmuriri-
Muriri in the Marathi language
मुरीरीmuriri-

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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
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  • 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 Muriri
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