Muriaga Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Muriaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Muriaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muriaga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriaga? popularity and diffusion

Muriaga is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Muriaga is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Muriaga reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Muriaga is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murianga9364/
Murriaga932/
Muriago8662/
Moriaga868/
Murioga861/
Muryaga861/
Miriaga861/
Muriango8010/
Muriangi803/
Murionga802/
Muryanga802/
Morihaga801/
Mirriaga801/
Mauriange75245/
Murriagui75208/
Miriago71136/
Mirioga712/
Muryango677/
Muriongo676/
Muriongi671/
Morihagi671/
Maureage671/
Mureonga671/
Miriogo579/
Moriogi571/

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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
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  • 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 Muriaga
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