Muriama Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Muriama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 126 | 1:366,507 | 21,229 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muriama (29) may also be a first name.
Muriama Demographics
Muriama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muriama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muriama occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muriama is the 1,581,912th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriama are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya Muriama is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 56 percent live, Nakuru County, where 38 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Muriama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouriama | 93 | 2 | / |
| Muriamma | 93 | 2 | / |
| Muriamah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moriama | 86 | 144 | / |
| Miriama | 86 | 14 | / |
| Muriamo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Muriame | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muryama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Morihama | 80 | 125 | / |
| Mouriame | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mouriamé | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mauriame | 80 | 14 | / |
| Muryamah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Murjamah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Murayoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murjiatmo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mouriamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mauriamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murujjama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moriame | 71 | 292 | / |
| Moriamo | 71 | 197 | / |
| Moryama | 71 | 94 | / |
| Moriamé | 71 | 84 | / |
| Mirioma | 71 | 13 | / |
| Murjami | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muryami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Miriamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moriamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirjama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moriamou | 67 | 243 | / |
| Miryamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouryame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmirioma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morihamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirajhamah | 59 | 22 | / |
| Mirajhamai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mirjamo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Moryame | 57 | 3 | / |
| Muryatmi | 53 | 245 | / |
| Moryamou | 53 | 9 | / |
| Moorjami | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mirajhamo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Muriama
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