Muriama Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muriama (29) may also be a first name.

Muriama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muriama is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muriama is the 1,581,912th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriama live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muriama is also the 1,951,561st most widespread forename in the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Muriama is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 366,507. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 56 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 38 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Muriama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouriama932/
Muriamma932/
Muriamah931/
Moriama86144/
Miriama8614/
Muriamo8610/
Muriame864/
Muryama862/
Morihama80125/
Mouriame8021/
Mouriamé8019/
Mauriame8014/
Muryamah8011/
Murjamah8010/
Murayoma801/
Murjiatmo7512/
Mouriamou751/
Mauriamou751/
Murujjama751/
Moriame71292/
Moriamo71197/
Moryama7194/
Moriamé7184/
Mirioma7113/
Murjami715/
Muryami714/
Miriamo712/
Moriamy711/
Mirjama711/
Moriamou67243/
Miryamma673/
Mouryame671/
Mmirioma671/
Morihamo671/
Mirajhamah5922/
Mirajhamai591/
Mirjamo575/
Moryame573/
Muryatmi53245/
Moryamou539/
Moorjami531/
Mirajhamo501/

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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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