Muranya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Muranya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muranya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muranya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muranya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muranya? popularity and diffusion
Muranya is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muranya live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent live, Kajiado County, where 17 percent live and Laikipia County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Kenya Muranya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murhanya | 93 | 34 | / |
| Muronya | 86 | 809 | / |
| Murania | 86 | 279 | / |
| Muranja | 86 | 157 | / |
| Moranya | 86 | 17 | / |
| Muranha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muranea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murhanyo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Murangia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muranjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muirania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muraneau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muraña | 77 | 491 | / |
| Murhaniah | 75 | 13 | / |
| Moronya | 71 | 112 | / |
| Morania | 71 | 102 | / |
| Muranjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muronyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moranja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morainyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murganio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murangnoi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morani'ai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muraño | 62 | 8 | / |
| Mourangeou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moraniha'a | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moranio | 57 | 37 | / |
| Moronyo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muronio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muronjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Morañia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moranjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moraneo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouronho | 53 | 82 | / |
| Muroniah | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mauronja | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Muranya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis