Mwirigi Surname

23,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwirigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwirigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya22,6981:2,035313
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mwirigi (3,606) may also be a first name.

Mwirigi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwirigi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwirigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,807th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 320,444 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwirigi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwirigi is also the 117,785th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 3,606 people.

The last name Mwirigi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 22,698 people, or 1 in 2,035. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 76 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mwirigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwirigi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwirigi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwirighi931/
Muirigi867/
Mbirigi866/
Mwiriga861/
Muhirigi801/
Mbirigai801/
Mbirizi711,637/
Mwirege7170/
Mbirige718/
Mwiriza717/
Muiriji711/
Mwiresi711/
Mweregi711/
Mbirhizi671/
Mwirhenge631/
M'Mbirizi631/
Mbirize576,616/
Mberegi5733/
Mweriza571/
Mbirhize534/
Muhiriza531/

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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 Mwirigi
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