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

The surname Muriga is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muriga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Muriga occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Muriga reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.

Muriga is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Muriga is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 56 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Muriga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muriga surname is chiefly 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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