Murega Surname
Approximately 1,890 people bear this surname
Murega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,645 | 1:28,073 | 3,111 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Murega (188) may also be a first name.
Murega Demographics
Murega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murega is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 217,033rd most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,855,844 people. It is primarily found 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 frequently used first name globally It is held by 188 people.
The surname Murega is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,645 people, or 1 in 28,073. In Kenya Murega is most frequent in: Meru County, where 79 percent live, Muranga County, where 6 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Murega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muriega | 92 | 221 | / |
| Murhega | 92 | 205 | / |
| Mhurega | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muurega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muregha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mureega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mourega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muregaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murriega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murego | 83 | 5,759 | / |
| Muroga | 83 | 2,445 | / |
| Muregi | 83 | 1,440 | / |
| Muraga | 83 | 1,181 | / |
| Morega | 83 | 354 | / |
| Murege | 83 | 136 | / |
| Muriga | 83 | 101 | / |
| Mirega | 83 | 12 | / |
| Muryga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Muregy | 83 | 2 | / |
| M'Murhega | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mauraga | 77 | 53 | / |
| Muragai | 77 | 48 | / |
| Moriega | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mouriga | 77 | 23 | / |
| Muragah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Murraga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mhirega | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muregye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murigat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muragha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moregha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mirrega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mureego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muregod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moreiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muragaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murioga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muuraga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muregoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouregi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauregui | 71 | 144 | / |
| Murhinga | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mauriege | 71 | 43 | / |
| Muregess | 71 | 18 | / |
| Muregesh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mureighi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murigaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maureage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muregger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muragaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mureingo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murigi | 67 | 14,132 | / |
| Murigo | 67 | 2,693 | / |
| Moriga | 67 | 927 | / |
| Murige | 67 | 255 | / |
| Murogo | 67 | 219 | / |
| Miriga | 67 | 152 | / |
| Miroga | 67 | 91 | / |
| Miraga | 67 | 90 | / |
| Morego | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mourigaud | 67 | 41 | / |
| Moregi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Morege | 67 | 27 | / |
| Murago | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mirego | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mourregot | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maureguiz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moregó | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maureguis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moryga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murygi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moregy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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