Miriago Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miriago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miriago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Miriago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miriago is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriago? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Miriago occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miriago are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 97 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Miriago Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriago8662/
Miriogo869/
Miriaga861/
Miryango80120/
Mirianga80116/
Miriongo805/
Mitriaga804/
Mirriaga801/
Mairiaga801/
Mmirianga751/
Muriaga7176/
Mirioga712/
Merriaga672/
Murriaga672/
Muryaga571/
Murioga571/

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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 Miriago
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