Mureefu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mureefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mureefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mureefu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mureefu is most common in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mureefu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mureefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mureefu is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mureefu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mureefu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mureefu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Isingiro District, where 33 percent reside, Kampala District, where 33 percent reside and Mitooma District, where 33 percent reside. Barring Uganda Mureefu is found in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murefu923,915/
Murefeu861/
Murafu776/
Murofu775/
Murifu771/
Musrifu717/
Mourofu711/
Mouroufou631/
Morifu6216/
Mirofu621/
Moruifu571/
Morujfu571/
Moroufou531/

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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 Mureefu
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