Muriuki Surname

8,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muriuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya65,5661:704105
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England611:913,41146,955
Australia591:457,55435,515
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Muriuki (14,377) may also be a first name.

Muriuki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muriuki occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Muriuki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriuki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,339th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 106,638 people. Muriuki occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriuki live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 47,741st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 14,377 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 65,566 people, or 1 in 704. In Kenya Muriuki is most frequent in: Meru County, where 22 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent reside and Embu County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Muriuki Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Muriuki last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriukie931/
Muiriuki931/
Muuriuki931/
Moriuki861/
Muriuqi861/
Moryuki713/
Muriuqy711/
Morjuki711/
Murejoki672/
Moroyoki538/
Moroyokie501/

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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 Muriuki
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