Mwiruki Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwiruki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiruki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2071:255,75720,606
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Mwiruki (11) may also be a first name.

Mwiruki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwiruki has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwiruki.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiruki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwiruki reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 255,757. In Tanzania Mwiruki is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 45 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mwiruki exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwirukhi931/
Mwiriki8688/
Mwiruka8644/
Muiruki866/
Mweruki861/
Mwairuka801/
Mweruka71742/
Muhiruka674/
Mmweruka671/
Mveruka5715/
Muheruka531/
Muheruke531/

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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 Mwiruki
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis