O'Muiri Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Muiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Muiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: O'muirí (1) are calculated separately.

O'Muiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Muiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Muiri occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: O'muirí. For other possible spellings of O'Muiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Muiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname O'Muiri occurs mostly in Europe, where 113 percent of O'Muiri are found; 107 percent are found in Northern Europe and 107 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 184,504. In Northern Ireland O'Muiri is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Northern Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 40 percent are found and Ireland, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'muirí951/
Omuiri922/
Omhuiri864/
Omuri83525/
Omiri83334/
Omeiri771,336/
Omouri77386/
Omairi77356/
Ombiri77164/
Omoiri77112/
Omieri7776/
Gomuri7743/
Omirio7726/
Omuris7720/
Ommiri7710/
Omguri7710/
Amuiri779/
Osmiri778/
Gomiri778/
Oumiri776/
Homuri774/
Omgiri774/
O'Mari773/
Omiris772/
Omuire772/
Omirie772/
Omiroi771/
Omitri771/
Omauri771/
Oemiri771/
O'Meri771/
O'Mire771/
Goumiri712,839/
Oumouri711,476/
D'Amuri71839/
Omijori71190/
Gomieri71137/
Hommiri71137/
Amujiri7150/
Omoirri7143/
Oumeiri7118/
Oumairi7114/
Goimiri7111/
Houmiri719/
Oimauri718/
Oemauri717/
Omuhire715/
Omirihe714/
Omuyira714/
Gomairi714/
Omajiri712/
Omojiri712/
Hombiri712/
Homiriz711/
Homurio711/
Hoomiri711/
Omeirio711/
Omirije711/
Omierhi711/
Omeirri711/
Omuhira711/
Goymiri711/
Omuyire711/
Omireis711/
Omourri711/
Emujiri711/
Gommiri711/
Gomgiri711/
Amiri67309,570/
Omari67267,385/
Omori67115,547/
Omura6767,076/
Amuri6730,533/
Omeri674,220/
Omira671,063/
Emiri671,030/
Omire67668/
Houmairi67316/
Goumairi67171/
Hoummiri67170/
Ouhmouri67136/
Goumouri6759/
Emuri6736/
Omure6730/
Homirich676/
O'Murray676/
Oomoirri675/
Gomajiri674/
Houmouri673/
Omiry672/
Homairiy671/
Houmeuri671/
O'Murrey671/

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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 O'Muiri
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