Muranja Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Muranja Surname User-submission:
It is a Kikuyu name (a tribe in Kenya) given to males; and it means 'the one who runs away from a residential compound'. Mura = 'the runner'; nja = 'compound around homes'.
Muranja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 155 | 1:297,935 | 18,952 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muranja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Kikuyu name (a tribe in Kenya) given to males; and it means 'the one who runs away from a residential compound'. Mura = 'the runner'; nja = 'compound around homes'.
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Muranja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muranja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muranja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muranja is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muranja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,391,595th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muranja live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 297,935. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 54 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 28 percent live and Kilifi County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya Muranja exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Muranja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muranjai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murania | 86 | 279 | / |
| Muranji | 86 | 62 | / |
| Muranje | 86 | 24 | / |
| Miranja | 86 | 11 | / |
| Muranya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Murenja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muranyj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muranjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muransa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muranza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muranea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muranha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moranja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murranca | 80 | 79 | / |
| Murhanya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Murangia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mauronja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muranjee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muirania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muraneau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muraña | 77 | 491 | / |
| Murhaniah | 75 | 13 | / |
| Muronji | 71 | 1,079 | / |
| Mirenja | 71 | 608 | / |
| Mirania | 71 | 149 | / |
| Morania | 71 | 102 | / |
| Moranza | 71 | 63 | / |
| Murange | 71 | 42 | / |
| Moranya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Moranje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muranye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moranji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muronje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muronjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morança | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moranjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muramsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moransa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mironja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muranie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maurange | 67 | 153 | / |
| Mouranie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Murhanyo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mouragne | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muramsah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauranye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morançay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mihranya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murranie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murganio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muraunye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mironija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouranhe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muranja
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