Murethi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Murethi (13) may also be a first name.

Murethi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murethi (Hindi: मुरेठी) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murethi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Murethi is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Murethi live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Murethi is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 16 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside and Narok County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Kenya Murethi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Murethi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mureithi9314,978/
Muriethi936/
Muirethi932/
Murethii931/
Mureti924,441/
Mureithii881/
Murithi8660,309/
Murathi861,927/
Muretti86335/
Murzeti8694/
Morethi8645/
Murothi867/
Maureti862/
Murethy861/
Murreti861/
Muretha861/
Murethe861/
Murithii8089/
Mureetti8073/
Mauretti8055/
Muretich8024/
Moreithi8010/
Murrithi806/
Mouretti803/
Mureitio802/
Muritthi802/
Muurathi801/
Mourethe801/
Muirithi801/
Muretieh801/
Murijthi801/
Murithih801/
Mureihti801/
Muruithi801/
Mmurithi801/
Mourethy801/
Mureta77225/
Muriti77136/
Muroti77111/
Murete777/
Muretisch7518/
M'Murithi759/
Mouretais751/
Muirithio751/
Mautretti750/
Murathe71631/
Morethe71500/
Muratti71421/
Muretta71210/
Mirathi71108/
Maureta71104/
Murieta71101/
Morithi7196/
Murotti7168/
Muriete7124/
Mauriti7120/
Muraiti7119/
Muratih7112/
Murithy7112/
Mirithi7110/
Muritai716/
Mourete716/
Morethy715/
Maurete715/
Muratyi715/
Muritio714/
Murette714/
Murhoti713/
Muritti713/
Mureete713/
Moretha713/
Mureata712/
Murreta712/
Muratai712/
Mirreti711/
Muurati711/
Murathy711/
Murythy711/
Murahti711/
Moretie711/
Muroiti711/
Mureeta711/
Mureita711/
Muritii711/
Moretii711/
Muerati711/
Mirethy711/
Mirothi711/
Meurete710/
Mureste710/
Murrieta6729,910/
Mihretie671,935/
Maurette671,497/
Morretti67206/
Mourette67160/
Murietta6763/
Murahati6752/
Meurette6750/
Mirretti6749/
Murratti6735/
Muriette6735/
Morettie6728/
Mauritis6728/
Mauritti6728/
Mauretta6715/
Muraitis6715/
Morethea676/
Mauritio675/
Mouratai674/
Mourioti673/
Muritaia673/
Murrette672/
Muiretta672/
Maurotti672/
Moorithi672/
Mieretti671/
Mourieta671/
Muretaja671/
Murzette671/
Murzetty671/
Murahthy671/
Maurītis671/
Miratthi671/
Murrithy671/
Murathay671/
Mirithai671/
Muurette671/
Moreatti671/
Mooretti671/
Maurehte671/
Maurithy671/
Mirathai671/
Mureatta670/

Murethi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murethi in the Hindi language
मुरेठीmurethi-

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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 Murethi
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