Murenyi Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Murenyi Last Name Facts

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

Murenyi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murenyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Murenyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murenyi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya Murenyi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent live, Bungoma County, where 41 percent live and Vihiga County, where 7 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Rwanda, where 1 percent live.

Murenyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murenyi surname is principally 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 Murenyi
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