Muratanya Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Muratanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Muratanya (111) may also be a first name.
Muratanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muratanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muratanya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muratanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Muratanya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muratanya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 111 people.
Muratanya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya Muratanya is most numerous in: Meru County, where 99 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Korea, where 1 percent live.
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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 Muratanya
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