Muraya Surname
Approximately 10,297 people bear this surname
Muraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,808 | 1:4,708 | 674 |
| Russia | 163 | 1:884,191 | 70,663 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Japan | 30 | 1:4,261,476 | 37,285 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
Muraya (3,035) may also be a first name.
Muraya Demographics
Average Muraya Salary in
United States
$60,394 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muraya (Hindi: मूरया, Marathi: मुरया, Russian: Мурая) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muraya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,907th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 707,735 people. Muraya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muraya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 131,164th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 3,035 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,808 people, or 1 in 4,708. In Kenya Muraya is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Muraya occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Muraya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muraya surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Muraya surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Muraya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,776 per year and in United States they earn 39.97% more than the national average, earning $60,394 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muraya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरया | muraya | 73.91 |
| मुराया | muraya | 26.09 |
| Muraya in the Hindi language | ||
| मूरया | muraya | 52.38 |
| मौर्या | maurya | 19.05 |
| मुराया | muraya | 14.29 |
| मुरया | muraya | 14.29 |
| Muraya in the Russian language | ||
| Мурая | muraa | - |
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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
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- 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 Muraya
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