Murigi Surname
Approximately 14,132 people bear this surname
Murigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14,005 | 1:3,297 | 506 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Murigi (3,342) may also be a first name.
Murigi Demographics
Average Murigi Salary in
United States
$52,839 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murigi (Oriya: ମୁରିଗି) is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murigi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murigi is the 37,270th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 515,677 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,466th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 3,342 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 14,005 people, or 1 in 3,297. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 44 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Murigi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Murigi are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
Murigi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $52,839 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Murigi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murigi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁରିଗି | murigi | - |
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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 Murigi
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