Murekani Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Murekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 113 | 1:408,672 | 22,682 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Murekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murekani is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Murekani.
How Common Is The Last Name Murekani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekani are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent live, Kakamega County, where 4 percent live and Migori County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Murekani occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murakani | 88 | 96 | / |
| Murekeni | 88 | 4 | / |
| Murikani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murekenyi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Murakhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murakanyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muragkani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murakane | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mirekeni | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mirikani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mirakani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Murikana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morekane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirokani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murakeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murikeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murokeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirakhani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mihrikani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mirokhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirikanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mihrakhani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mihrajkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morikane | 63 | 1,064 | / |
| Morikana | 63 | 12 | / |
| Muriconi | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mirakane | 63 | 4 | / |
| Morjkane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mirikane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moricani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murricane | 59 | 33 | / |
| Murisconi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mauriconi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Morickoni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mirakhane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Morikona | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Murekani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis