Muriga Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Muriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muriga (29) may also be a first name.
Muriga Demographics
Muriga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muriga occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Muriga occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Muriga live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename globally It is held by 29 people.
The last name Muriga is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Muriga is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 56 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.
Muriga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 Muriga
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