Muriuki Surname
Approximately 68,339 people bear this surname
Muriuki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 65,566 | 1:704 | 105 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Muriuki (14,377) may also be a first name.
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Muriuki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriuki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muriuki occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muriuki.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriuki? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muriuki is the 8,339th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 106,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriuki are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muriuki is also the 47,741st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 14,377 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 65,566 people, or 1 in 704. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 22 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent are found and Embu County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Muriuki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Muriuki surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Muriuki last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.
The amount Muriuki earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $53,984 CAD per year.
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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 Muriuki
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