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 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.
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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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