Murambi Surname

203,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0851:42,5624,436
Zimbabwe9351:16,5112,412
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murambi (304) may also be a first name.

Murambi Last Name Facts

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

Murambi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murambi.

How Common Is The Last Name Murambi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,383rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,561,850 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murambi reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,994th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 304 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 42,562. In Kenya Murambi is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 26 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 25 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Murambi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murambai933/
Murrambi931/
Muraambi931/
Murambid931/
Murambhi931/
Muramba861,980/
Mirambi86271/
Muramwi8695/
Murambe8689/
Morambi8614/
Murembi8610/
Murombi867/
Muramui866/
Mauramba8065/
Morambai8030/
Mouramba809/
Mirambai809/
Morambhi802/
Muramuhi801/
Meuramba801/
Mirambhi801/
Murombui801/
Morambhai754/
Mirambhai751/
Muromba711,000/
Murembe71200/
Morombi71152/
Murombe71143/
Mirambe7152/
Muramwa7125/
Moramba7117/
Miranbi718/
Mirembi714/
Muranbe712/
Muranui711/
Muramwe711/
Muramue711/
Muranvi711/
Morambe711/
Mhurombe6727/
Murrombe6714/
Muerembe674/
Miranbhi673/
Morombai672/
Murhombe672/
Muroembe671/
Mireembi671/
Muranbay671/
Mirambee671/

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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 Murambi
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