Murichu Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murichu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murichu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2661:173,60913,168
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Murichu (11) may also be a first name.

Murichu Last Name Facts

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

Murichu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murichu? popularity and diffusion

Murichu is the 945,594th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Murichu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally, held by 11 people.

The last name Murichu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 173,609. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 32 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 27 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 21 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Murichu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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 Murichu
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