Murayi Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Murayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 135 | 1:114,357 | 15,590 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Murayi (220) may also be a first name.
Murayi Demographics
Murayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murayi (Hindi: मुरायी, Marathi: मुरायी) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murayi is the 708,658th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Murayi reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Murayi is also the 608,246th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 220 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya Murayi is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent are found, Busia County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Murayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murayi in the Marathi language | ||
| मुरायी | murayi | 80 |
| मुसई | musa'i | 20 |
| Murayi in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरायी | murayi | 66.67 |
| मूरायी | murayi | 33.33 |
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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 Murayi
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