Miregwa Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miregwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miregwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7181:64,3176,214
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Miregwa (108) may also be a first name.

Miregwa Last Name Facts

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

Miregwa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miregwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 467,776th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. Miregwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Miregwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Miregwa is also the 904,892nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 108 people.

The surname Miregwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 718 people, or 1 in 64,317. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 61 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Miregwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muregwa8683/
Mirekwa865/
Miragwa863/
Muiragwa801/
Mmeregwa801/
Mgeregwa801/
Mirekua71350/
Mirikwa71261/
Murigwa71256/
Murekwa71159/
Muragwa71120/
Merekwa719/
Miragua715/
Mirigwe712/
Mirecua711/
Miregbe711/
Miregbi711/
Miriguay6725/
Mairigua673/
Mairakwa672/
Miraguay671/
Muiragua671/
Mairagua671/
Miriggwe671/
Mhirigua671/
Mirekuaa671/

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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 Miregwa
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