Mwirichia Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwirichia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwirichia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4521:102,1688,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mwirichia Last Name Facts

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

Mwirichia is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwirichia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 658,434th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name Mwirichia occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwirichia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya Mwirichia is primarily found in: Meru County, where 99 percent live, Isiolo County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Mwirichia Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Mwirichia901/
Mwirachia895/
Mirchia8811/
Mwirikia82299/
Marichia821/
Murichia821/
Mirica805,522/
Mwiriki7588/
Marchia7562/
Miriuca7532/
Merchia7515/
Mwirika7511/
Miricki7511/
Miracha756/
Miricka755/
Morchia755/
Murchia752/
Mirhika751/
Mwiriga751/
Miricah751/
Miriach751/
Mirca71618/
Miric71398/
Murochia71159/
Mrica7110/
Mawirika719/
Murachia715/
Mirrikhi715/
Merechia714/
Maiorica713/
Mirucaia713/
Marachia712/
Miroaica712/
Muirikia711/
Mirachai711/
Miracaia711/
Mireikha711/
Miricoiu711/
Mirikiya711/
Mwirukhi711/
Miraikhi711/
Mwaracha711/
Marchiao711/
Marica677,401/
Mirică671,701/
Merica671,308/
Mirgha67919/
Mirick67525/
Miriki67327/
Mirika67287/
Morica67249/
Murica67185/
Miriga67152/
Miraca6785/
Miroch6772/
Mirach6753/
Mirico6741/
Mracha6732/
Miricä6722/
Mirkha6718/
Marrochia6717/
Mrikhi6714/
Mrikha6713/
Mirkia6712/
Mireca6712/
Miruch6710/
Mirhag679/
Mirghi677/
Mirech677/
Miroca676/
Mwirig674/
Miriak673/
Mairic672/
Mirkhi672/
Mărica672/
Mérica672/
Miriqi672/
Mierca672/
Mrhiga671/
Marachiao671/
Marachhia671/
Mircay671/
Mirric671/
Mieric671/
Mrachaiah671/
Murikhiya671/
Miréch671/
Miróca671/
Mihric671/
Meiric671/
Mwiyaeric671/
Miriac671/
Mwrkha671/
Miriqa671/
Mircao671/
Marachiay671/
Mirrca670/
Mbereshia561/
Mwerekyoha531/

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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 Mwirichia
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