Muregi Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Muregi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 936 | 1:49,338 | 5,032 |
| Zimbabwe | 415 | 1:37,201 | 5,761 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muregi (137) may also be a first name.
Muregi Demographics
Muregi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muregi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muregi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muregi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muregi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muregi is the 270,744th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,060,796 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muregi are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 137 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 49,338. In Kenya Muregi is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 21 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Muregi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muregi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Muregi
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