Mirugi Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mirugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4271:108,1509,291
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mirugi (54) may also be a first name.

Mirugi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mirugi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirugi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 625,459th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mirugi are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mirugi is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 54 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 108,150. In Kenya Mirugi is most common in: Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 16 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mirugi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirungi924/
Mairugi922/
Mirugai921/
Muirungi862/
Mairungi862/
Mairugai861/
Murugi8318,350/
Mirogi83368/
Mirigi8326/
Miruga8313/
Merugi836/
Miruci832/
Miruji831/
Mairuggai801/
Miruzzi7775/
Muirigi777/
Mairuga777/
Mitrusi775/
Mirouzi775/
Mirusai774/
Murugai772/
Mirukhi771/
Mirauzi771/
Meiruga771/
Merugui771/
Muruggi771/
Mairusi771/
Merougi771/
Meirigi771/
Murugih771/
Merugai771/
Mairousgui7520/
Mitrousi71286/
Murugaih7140/
Mairouga7132/
Merzougi7113/
Mairugga7112/
Mairuzie716/
Mitrusis714/
Mitrusić712/
Murugaai711/
Mairuchi711/
Meroughi711/
Misrauji711/
Murigi6714,132/
Meruga672,999/
Muruge67660/
Merigi67617/
Mitrousis67531/
Merusi67255/
Miroga6791/
Mirozi6724/
Meruji6724/
Miruza6717/
Merogi6717/
Mairougga675/
Meruge675/
Meruzi674/
Merunggai671/
Miruse671/
Mirige671/
Mitrausis671/
Merzougie671/
Mitrousai671/

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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 Mirugi
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