Mruu Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mruu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mruu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5661:81,5907,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mruu (128) may also be a first name.

Mruu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mruu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mruu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,940th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Mruu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mruu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 128 people.

Mruu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 81,590. In Kenya Mruu is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 81 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 19 percent are found and Kwale County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mruu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mruu last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mru8624/
Mruz75533/
Mrus75164/
Mruh7594/
Mrau7533/
Mrut7530/
Mrou7517/
Mrue7517/
Mrui755/
Hmru752/
Mrru752/
Mreu751/
Mrhu751/
Mrgu751/
Mhru751/
Mrud751/
Mrux751/
Mruy751/
Mrouh672,712/
Mørup67834/
Mroud67475/
Mruha67118/
Mårup6749/
Mårud6736/
Mraud6724/
Mhrup6716/
Mruss679/
Mrush672/
Mrouz672/
Mrzuy671/
Mruch671/
Mrous671/
Mrust671/
Mrudh671/
Mreux671/
Mrauz671/
Mraup671/

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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 Mruu
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