Murega Surname

217,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6451:28,0733,111
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Murega (188) may also be a first name.

Murega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murega is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,033rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,855,844 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murega live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,645 people, or 1 in 28,073. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 79 percent reside, Muranga County, where 6 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Murega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriega92221/
Murhega92205/
Mhurega924/
Muurega921/
Muregha921/
Mureega921/
Mourega921/
Muregaya861/
Murriega861/
Murego835,759/
Muroga832,445/
Muregi831,440/
Muraga831,181/
Morega83354/
Murege83136/
Muriga83101/
Mirega8312/
Muryga836/
Muregy832/
M'Murhega8034/
Mauraga7753/
Muragai7748/
Moriega7730/
Mouriga7723/
Muragah776/
Murraga774/
Mhirega774/
Muregye772/
Murigat772/
Muragha772/
Moregha772/
Mirrega771/
Murigah771/
Mureego771/
Muregod771/
Moreiga771/
Muragaa771/
Murioga771/
Muuraga771/
Muregoi771/
Mouregi771/
Mauregui71144/
Murhinga7148/
Mauriege7143/
Muregess7118/
Muregesh713/
Mureighi712/
Murigaya712/
Maureage711/
Muregger711/
Muragaih711/
Mureingo711/
Murigi6714,132/
Murigo672,693/
Moriga67927/
Murige67255/
Murogo67219/
Miriga67152/
Miroga6791/
Miraga6790/
Morego6775/
Mourigaud6741/
Moregi6732/
Morege6727/
Murago6726/
Mirego6722/
Mourregot6715/
Maureguiz6713/
Moregó676/
Maureguis672/
Moryga671/
Murygi671/
Moregy670/

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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 Murega
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