Muragu Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muragu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muragu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8001:57,7255,707
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muragu (84) may also be a first name.

Muragu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muragu (Marathi: मुरगू) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muragu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 423,328th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname Muragu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muragu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 84 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 57,725. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found and Muranga County, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Muragu occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Muragu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muragud9252/
Murangu924/
Muragaud8617/
Mmurangu861/
Murang'u861/
Muragudh861/
Muregu83276/
Moragu8317/
Miragu8314/
Murogu831/
Mourangou802/
Miragau771/
Mirragou7115/
Miraghau711/
Mourougou6765/
Miregu671/
Mouroungou631/
Miruogu624/

Muragu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muragu in the Marathi language
मुरगूmuragu-

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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 Muragu
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