Marigu Surname

226,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7211:26,8333,001
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Marigu (1,186) may also be a first name.

Marigu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marigu (Oriya: େମରିଗୁ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marigu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marigu is the 226,224th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,059,914 people. Marigu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Marigu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 230,283rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,186 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,721 people, or 1 in 26,833. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 41 percent are found, Embu County, where 32 percent are found and Meru County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Marigu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Marigu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marigau9232/
Mearigu921/
Marigut921/
Marigou921/
Marigaud86162/
Marigaux8617/
Mareigou869/
Maraigou861/
Marigaut861/
Marigudd861/
Marugu83538/
Maregu8360/
Merigu8325/
Marigó838/
Morigu831/
Marigault8045/
Merigou7739/
Marughu7735/
Mearugu7730/
Maarugu779/
Mairugu776/
Maerugu773/
Merighu773/
Morigau772/
Mérigou771/
Maregud771/
Marrigoult750/
Marrigault750/
Maregaud7123/
Morigaud7111/
Maregupp711/
Maregoud711/
Meraigou711/
Mourigou711/
Merugu6727,532/
Morugu67432/
Mourigaud6741/
Morigault6730/
Meregu6722/
Moregu673/
Mereighou671/
Merreigou671/

Marigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marigu in the Oriya language
େମରିଗୁemarigu-

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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 Marigu
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