Murefu Surname
Approximately 3,915 people bear this surname
Murefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,146 | 1:7,194 | 812 |
| Kenya | 1,183 | 1:39,036 | 4,145 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Uganda | 242 | 1:161,319 | 13,962 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Murefu (560) may also be a first name.
Murefu Demographics
Murefu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murefu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murefu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 117,580th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,861,442 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Murefu are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murefu is also the 355,253rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 560 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,146 people, or 1 in 7,194. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent live, Harare Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Murefu occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Murefu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Murefu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.88% less than the national average, earning R 133,356 per year.
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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 Murefu
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