Muregi Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muregi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muregi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9361:49,3385,032
Zimbabwe4151:37,2015,761
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muregi (137) may also be a first name.

Muregi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muregi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muregi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muregi is the 270,744th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. Muregi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muregi reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muregi is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 137 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 936 people, or 1 in 49,338. In Kenya Muregi is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 21 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Muregi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Muregi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouregi921/
Muregoi921/
Muregia921/
Mauregui86144/
Mureighi862/
Murigi8314,132/
Murega831,890/
Muragi83964/
Murege83136/
Murezi83136/
Muresi8348/
Moregi8332/
Miregi8315/
Murogi8315/
Muregy832/
Mureji832/
Murygi831/
Maureguiz8013/
Maureguis802/
Muredzi77375/
Muriega77221/
Murhega77205/
Maurigi7779/
Muriggi7751/
Muragai7748/
Mauresi7717/
Moreggi7713/
Muragoi779/
Muirigi777/
Mureezi774/
Mhurega774/
Mourigi774/
Moregie772/
Muregye772/
Murechi772/
Muregha771/
Mureega771/
Muresih771/
Muraggi771/
Mutrezi771/
Murigih771/
Murhezi771/
Muurega771/
Maurezi771/
Mourega771/
Mourezi771/
Mureesi771/
Muroghi771/
Murrezi771/
Mureise771/
Mureisi771/
Mauriege7143/
Maurighi7137/
Muregess7118/
Mouriggi716/
Mourigui715/
Muregesh713/
Moureizi711/
Murriega711/
Maureage711/
Mouraghi711/
Muregger711/
Muruingi711/
Muregaya711/
Muragaih711/
Murage6721,262/
Morigi672,323/
Miragi67795/
Murisi67718/
Mureza67679/
Murici67518/
Mirogi67368/
Morega67354/
Murige67255/
Murizi67133/
Muriga67101/
Muriza6791/
Murice6789/
M'Murhega6734/
Morege6727/
Mirigi6726/
Morezi6722/
Murise6717/
Muryga676/
Murese674/
Mirege674/
Murece673/
Muriji673/
Mureje672/
Muroge672/
Mourighis671/
Murije671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muregi
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