Murege Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
India191:40,371,862445,856
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murege (34) may also be a first name.

Murege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murege has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murege? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Murege live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Murege is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 34 people.

Murege is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Murege is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 45 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 9 percent reside and Kitui County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Murege Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muregye922/
Mauriege8643/
Muregess8618/
Muregesh863/
Muregger861/
Maureage861/
Murage8321,262/
Murega831,890/
Muregi831,440/
Murige83255/
Morege8327/
Mirege834/
Murese834/
Murece833/
Muregy832/
Mureje832/
Muroge832/
Maurage77379/
Muriega77221/
Murhega77205/
Maurige7762/
Mureche7724/
Muridge7717/
Maureze7713/
Mourige7711/
Muriges775/
Moreghe775/
Murekhe775/
Mureezi774/
Mhurega774/
Moregie772/
Muregia771/
Morhege771/
Mourega771/
Mourese771/
Mureset771/
Maureje771/
Mureega771/
Muregha771/
Murageh771/
Murigey771/
Muurega771/
Muragge771/
Mureesi771/
Muregoi771/
Mureise771/
Mouregi771/
Mauregui71144/
Murigesh7114/
Murigepp7113/
Murigeyy713/
Mureighi712/
Mutrejee711/
Murriega711/
Mauraige711/
Muregaya711/
Muresett710/
Murridge710/
Murigi6714,132/
Muragi67964/
Mirage67880/
Mureza67679/
Morega67354/
Morige67188/
Murezi67136/
Muriga67101/
Murice6789/
Moreze6753/
Muresi6748/
M'Murhega6734/
Moregi6732/
Murise6717/
Murogi6715/
Miregi6715/
Maureguiz6713/
Muryga676/
Mureji672/
Maureguis672/
Murije671/
Mirige671/
Muuresepp671/
Murygi671/
Maurecher670/
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
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  • 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 Murege
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