Muriga Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muriga (29) may also be a first name.

Muriga Last Name Facts

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

Muriga has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Muriga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Muriga reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muriga is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Muriga is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 56 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live and Midlands Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

Muriga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muriega92221/
Mouriga9223/
Murigat922/
Murioga921/
Murigah921/
Murhinga8648/
Murigaya862/
Murriega861/
Murigi8314,132/
Muruga833,272/
Murigo832,693/
Murega831,890/
Moriga83927/
Murige83255/
Miriga83152/
Muryga836/
Mourigaud8041/
Murhega77205/
Mhiriga77137/
Maurigi7779/
Maurige7762/
Muriggi7751/
Moriega7730/
Murugah7725/
Mirigay7714/
Mourige7711/
Muraigo7710/
Muirigi777/
Muriges775/
Mourigi774/
Mhurega774/
Morigay773/
Murigho773/
Morigau772/
Murugai772/
Murigye772/
Muirigo772/
Mourega771/
Mureega771/
Muregha771/
Mirigah771/
Murigih771/
Murigey771/
Muurega771/
Moreiga771/
Morigea771/
Mauriege7143/
Murugaih7140/
Maurighi7137/
Murigesh7114/
Murigepp7113/
Mouriggi716/
Mourigui715/
Murigeyy713/
Muriguez712/
Murigues712/
Mureighi712/
Muruingi711/
Murugaai711/
Mureingo711/
Mauraige711/
Muregaya711/
Mourigou711/
Maurugah711/
Murego675,759/
Morigi672,323/
Muregi671,440/
Morega67354/
Mirigo67249/
Morigo67249/
Morige67188/
Murege67136/
Murugo6770/
M'Murhega6734/
Miruga6713/
Mirega6712/
Murugă674/
Muregy672/
Murugó672/
Moryga671/
Murygi671/
Mourighis671/

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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 Muriga
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