Murebu Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murebu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Murebu Demographics

Murebu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Murebu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Murebu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Murebu occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Murebu.

How Common Is The Last Name Murebu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Murebu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Murebu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Murebu is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 40 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 23 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 23 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Murebu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyrebu921/
Morebu83267/
Murabu83215/
Muribu833/
Mirebu832/
Murevu831/
Murewu831/
Mauribu7737/
Muribus7714/
Muribut777/
Muraibu776/
Murabhu775/
Muribuh774/
Morebau773/
Murabau772/
Musribut7136/
Muraibut711/
Mirabu6795/
Miribu6756/
Moribu676/
Musriwui575/
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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 Murebu
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