Muriro Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muriro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8441:18,2922,698
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muriro (11) may also be a first name.

Muriro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muriro is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Muriro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muriro is the 365,723rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriro reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Muriro is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 18,292. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Muriro Last Name Statistics demography

Muriro earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.54% less than the national average, earning R 141,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhuriro921,286/
Murairo9214/
Murirro921/
Maureiro8611/
Murriero865/
Moureiro864/
Muirirro861/
Maurairo861/
Murira833,059/
Murero83792/
Moriro8348/
Miriro8312/
Mururo831/
Moreiro77691/
Muraira77627/
Moriero77279/
Muriera77205/
Muurira7711/
Mureira779/
Mhurira777/
Mourira773/
Muruira772/
Maurira772/
Morriro771/
Mureroa771/
Mirirou771/
Murirat771/
Mhiriro771/
Muryoro771/
Maureira7111,895/
Moureira711,743/
Murriera7158/
Musrirah7126/
Morreiro7113/
Mauriras7111/
Morriero718/
Mauriera712/
Murreira711/
Murirath711/
Maurirat711/
Mureiras711/
Mouriras711/
Murera673,264/
Morero672,372/
Morira67386/
Murura67131/
Mirira6748/
Mirero678/
Mujrehroo671/
Maureiras671/

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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 Muriro
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