Mirigo Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mirigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mirigo (87) may also be a first name.

Mirigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mirigo (Oriya: ମିରିଗ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mirigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirigo? popularity and diffusion

Mirigo is the 1,017,412th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mirigo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 87 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 208,018. In Kenya Mirigo is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 56 percent live, Muranga County, where 33 percent live and Nakuru County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Finland, where 0 percent live.

Mirigo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miriogo929/
Mirigot924/
Muirigo922/
Mirigoh921/
Mirigho921/
Murigo832,693/
Merigo832,435/
Miriga83152/
Mirego8322/
Mérigo8312/
Mirugo832/
Mairiga778,053/
Merigot77899/
Mhiriga77137/
Meiriga7763/
Mireego7741/
Merigou7739/
Miregho7737/
Mirhego7727/
Muraigo7710/
Mérigot7710/
Merigho775/
Merrigo774/
Murigho773/
Mirioga772/
Mireggo771/
Mirigah771/
Merigos771/
Mérigou771/
Merigout71201/
Merigoux7199/
Merigous7112/
Mairigah7111/
Mérigout713/
Mairriga713/
Mérigoux711/
Mairigga711/
Mairaiga711/
Meraigou711/
Murego675,759/
Meriga674,394/
Muriga67101/
Murugo6770/
Miruga6713/
Mirega6712/
Merigó675/
Merugo675/
Merego671/
Mereighou671/
Merreigou671/
Merrigott670/

Mirigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirigo in the Oriya language
ମିରିଗmiriga-

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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 Mirigo
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