Mwiriri Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwiriri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiriri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwiriri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiriri is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiriri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mwiriri reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 81 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbiriri861,564/
Mwiruri86186/
Mwireri86154/
Mwirire867/
Mwirira864/
Muiriri862/
Muhiriri804/
Mbirirhi801/
Muiruri7145,575/
Mbirire71739/
Mberiri7110/
Muireri711/
Mbireri711/
Mwerire711/
Mmuiruri674/
Mmbirire671/
Mbairire671/
Mwerere5785/
Mwereri5768/
Mwerera5722/
Mbirere576/
Muirure571/
Mberire571/
Muirury571/
Mweruri571/
Mvirera571/
Muiruiri534/
Mwereere532/
Mwereree531/
Mwereera531/

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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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  • 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 Mwiriri
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